Flora Ida Manke June 13, 1938 – July 28, 2025 Flora Ida Manke passed away on July 28, 2025. She was born in Wet Canyon, CO on June 19, 1938 to Davis and Beatrice Duran. She graduated from Aguilar High School in 1956 . She married William Wayne Manke in May 1959, and had…
Posts published in July 2025
In Loving Memory of Max A. “Tony” Torres 1943 – 2025 Tony Torres was born and raised in Trinidad, Colorado. A proud graduate of Trinidad High School, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Forestry and Wildlife Management from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He honorably served…
Manuel Onie Duran, age 87, formerly of Trinidad, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in Brilliant, New Mexico, on July 24, 1937, to Eliseo and Genevive Duran. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife Anna, brother Andrew (Maxine), sisters Mary,…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education met in a special meeting on Tuesday evening July 29, 2025, to discuss the wireless communication device policy and accept bids for janitorial supplies for the upcoming school year. The board discussed the wireless device policy which includes cell phones,…
By Melody Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media RATON — Calling all Billy the Kid enthusiasts! A traveling exhibit and wake exploring the life of Billy the Kid with reenactments, art, and more will be coming through Raton on Friday and Saturday August 8 and 9, and fans of the Kid and the…
Harold Edwin Fernandez ‘Ed”, 84, of Trinidad Colorado, passed away peacefully at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico with family at his side on July 12,2025, following a courageous battle of numerous illnesses to include dementia and pneumonia. Born on August 7th, 1940, in Valdez, CO,…
Anastacia ‘Anne’ Quintana Lucero entered this world April 15, 1924. She left us July 14,2025. Anne spent all of her years in her “beautiful little valle/ of Trujillo Creek where she farmed and ranched with her family and became a well-known historical scholar for the area. ln her early time,…