Marian “Thelma” Lujan Thelma passed away on April 18, 2023 peacefully in her home with her husband by her side. She was 78 years old. She was born to Elpifano Martinez, and Mabel (Vigil) Martinez on October 16, 1944, in Raton, NM. She was the daughter of a coal miner and was…
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded the City of Raton an Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant in the amount of $150,000 for the replacement of water, sewer and electrical systems in the 109-year-old Shuler Theater. The grant was applied for in October of 2022 and recipients…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was a long afternoon, evening for Raton baseball and softball as they hosted St Mikes for double headers Friday afternoon in Raton. The Lady Horsemen came into the game with a 6-15 record on the season with one of those wins (12-3) against Raton…
A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on April 25, 2023 at 6 p.m. Pursuant to City of Raton Open Meetings Resolution 2023-01 Commissioners may participate via conference call. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and may be…
April 20, 2023 To: KRTN Radio, The World Journal, Hon. Neil Segotta From: James McMahon Re: Illegal private party closure of several miles of Historic Old Pass Road Dear Sir or Madam, Enough is enough: It’s time to open the Gates of Hayden! The City of Raton has dithered for…
Tony Espinoza, born December 5, 1919, passed away peacefully at 103 years old in his home surrounded by his family on April 13, 2023. Per his request, a private funeral service was held on April 19, 2023, at Comi Funeral Chapel. He was laid to rest in the Trinidad Catholic Cemetery with a…
Anderson Weese, son of Scott Weese and Maegan Shields, has been named as a semi-finalist in the 2023 US Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. “I am enormously proud of Anderson and his hard work,” Lynette Simpson, Counselor at Raton High…
Here is the video of the Town Hall Meeting held at the Raton Convention Center Thursday evening April 20, 2022 where members of the community gave updates and information on the programs offered by the different organizations in Raton.
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The call went out just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon for a report of a fire just north of the Raton Golf Course. Upon arrival in the area there was another fire spotted to the east above Hogan Drive. Shortly after the call went out…