Raton High School Senior 2026 Spotlight Elijah Samuel Kenney, son of Shealynn Kenney What do you think you want to be when you grow up? A math teacher What is your favorite color? Blue What is your favorite meal and who cooks it for you? My mom’s spaghetti…
Posts published in February 2026
Kelly was born on August 1, 1971 in Raton, NM, to Leonard & Sally Gonzales. He passed away on February 12, 2026, at the age of 54. Kelly was a loving father, son, brother, grandpa, and friend to so many. To know Kelly was to love him. Kelly was preceded…
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…
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…
Raton, NM — The City of Raton announced that it has been awarded $4,673,000 through the federal Congressionally Directed Spending process, recently approved by Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States. The awards announced on February 23, 2026 include: 1. Raton Crews Field Municipal Airport…
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) – The New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF) announced it is awarding Alternatives to Violence of Raton $30,000 of a total of $130,000 in grants to support nonprofit organizations working across areas of rural and Indigenous communities, and the environment in New Mexico. With an investment by…
Raton High School Senior 2026 Spotlight Reina Erika Esther Raye Gutierrez, daughter of Denise Romero and Eddie Gutierrez What do you think you want to be when you grow up? I hope to be an oncology nurse What is your favorite color? Navy Blue What is your favorite…
RATON POLICE DEPARTMENT February 27, 2026 ARRESTS Michael Ledoux (47-Cimarron) Bench warrant probation violation False evidence of title or registration x 2 counts, bribery of a witness, Residential burglary, tampering with evidence, larceny, receiving or transferring stolen vehicle or motor vehicles Bree Mixon (22-Amarillo, TX)…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After an investigation into suspicious activity around the Raton High School Raton Police arrested Cecilio T. Vasquez (43) on February 11th and have charged him with Criminal Sexual Penetration of a child (13-18) a 4th degree felony and Contributing to the delinquency of a minor…