By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners gathered at Raton City Hall for their second regular meeting of the month to discuss quotes for playground equipment and discuss a proposal on a citywide Wifi design service. During the public comment period several local residents spoke in protest to a…
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Raton High School Students into the Top New Mexico State Nominations for the US Presidential Scholar 

Raton High School Students into the Top New Mexico State Nominations for the US Presidential Scholar
Raton High School students into the Top New Mexico State nominations for the US Presidential Scholar District and school leaders nominated outstanding Class of 2026 graduating seniors for the US Presidential Scholars Program, one of the highest national honors a high school student can receive. NM PED Secretary Mariana…
RATON, N.M. – February 24, 2026 – Singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and Texas Poets Laureate Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach have received a 2026 Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Their song “Burnin’ Vein,” with music by Murphey and lyrics by Morton and Birkelbach, won in the…


