By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School board met on Monday May 19, 2025 for their regular meeting and dealt with the budget items in preparation for the upcoming school year. Discussion of federal programs still leaves the district waiting to see what will and won’t be funded. The…
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James Gilbert Cordova Jr. passed away suddenly on April 12, 2025 doing what he loved, working on his camper. James, Jim, Gil, Gilbert or Jimmy as people called him, is preceded in death by his mother and father, Annie and Jim Cordova, and his brothers, Joe, Tito, Danny, and Leroy…
Norwin “Wilk” Wilkinson of Clayton, New Mexico April 21, 1934 – May 18, 2025 Norwin “Wilk” Wilkinson, AGE 91, DIED Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Amarillo, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, May 23, 2025, at the First Baptist Church in Clayton, New Mexico with Rev. Billy…
The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Trinidad, Colorado, will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers at City Hall, 135 N. Animas Street, Trinidad, Colorado, 81082 Meeting Protocols: IF IN PERSON – PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES; BE…
With a heavy heart, we announce Louie Santistevan, age 78, passed away on May 6th, 2025 after a lengthy illness with cancer. Louis Santistevan was born on April 25, 1947 to Louis and Ida Santistevan in Trinidad, CO. Louie was an avid Broncos, Rockies, and Nuggets fan. Louie loved the outdoors and loved…
Alijah Jeremiah Marquez, 28, a beloved figure of Aurora, CO, sadly left our world on May 12, 2025. From the moment he came into our lives on July 18, 1996, in Raton, NM, he filled our hearts with immeasurable love and laughter. With each passing year, he blossomed into a…
DALLAS, TEXAS (May 19, 2025) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the New Mexico Environment Department will receive a $2 million Brownfields grant to conduct environmental assessments on local properties will be used to conduct environmental site assessments targeting the town of Springer, village of Cuba, city…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The call came into Raton Dispatch at 12:42 p.m. Friday May 16, 2025, about a boating accident on the Canadian River about three miles south of the where the river crosses Highway 56 east of Springer. Three individuals had traveled down river from Highway 56…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Carolina Apodaca was found alive on Saturday, May 18th just after 8:00 p.m. Good news was received by the community of Raton with the safe return of missing teenager Carolina Apodaca. The 18 year-old was reported missing on Wednesday, May 14 and was found walking…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Independent Riders once again hosted the a group of Run for the Wall riders Saturday morning as they headed east to Washington DC for the Memorial Day Rolling Thunder gathering to honor those fallen heroes. The Moto of the riders is “We ride for…