Three Vehicle Fire on top of Raton Pass Closes I-25 Wednesday Afternoon
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire and Emergency Services and Colfax Rapid Response responded to a vehicle fire at about 2:32 p.m. at…
Maxwell Municipal Schools to Break Ground on New K–12 School
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/4/2026 Maxwell Municipal Schools to Break Ground on New K–12 School Maxwell, NM — The Maxwell Municipal Schools Board…
House Fire Destroys Mobile Home in East Raton
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton fire fighters were called to a house fire at 1214 East 5th Street Saturday night just after 8:10 p.m.…
Officers Find Fleeing Vehicle at Maverik Station in Raton
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Police, New Mexico State Police and Colfax SO Deputies closed in on a vehicle that they had received a…
Colfax County Imposes Burn Ban
Colfax County Fire Marshal's Office 230 North 3rd Street Raton, NM 87740 2/25/2026 Burn Ban Notification - Colfax County, New Mexico Due to the…
Raton BOE Extends Superintendent Contract
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After an executive session Thursday February 19, 2026, the Raton Board of Education came back into regular…
Raton City Commission Approves Expenditures Tuesday Evening
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners gathered at Raton City Hall for their second regular meeting of the month to discuss…
2026 Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Original Western Song Goes To “Burnin’ Vein”
RATON, N.M. – February 24, 2026 – Singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and Texas Poets Laureate Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach have…
City of Raton Secures a Total $4.673 Million in Federal Congressionally Directed Funding for Airport Improvements and I-27 / I-25 Interchange Planning
Raton, NM — The City of Raton announced that it has been awarded $4,673,000 through the federal Congressionally Directed Spending process, recently…
Alternatives to Violence Receives NM Community Foundation/Anchorum Health $30,000 Grant
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) – The New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF) announced it is awarding Alternatives to Violence of Raton $30,000 of a total…
Raton Police Arrest Raton Man for Alleged Sexual Misconduct with a Minor
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After an investigation into suspicious activity around the Raton High School Raton Police arrested Cecilio T.…
Car Accident on US 64/87 Sends One to the Hospital
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media West bound traffic came to a standstill on US 64/87 Saturday afternoon about 2:25 p.m. after a Subaru car…
Fire Safety From Colfax County Fire Marshall Nate Sandoval
2/17/2026 🚨 Strong Public Safety Advisory From the Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag…
Early Morning Fire Sends Two to Hospital
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire Fighters, Colfax County Rapid Response were dispatched to 805 North 4th Street for a camper fire…
Fire Units Respond to Hay Stack Fire Thursday Afternoon
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media As a result of welding operations on the Richey Ranch southwest of Raton Thursday afternoon February 12, Raton…
Atterix MOU Causes Uproar Among Some Attendees
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met in a regular meeting Tuesday February 10, 2026, after a special meeting in Santa…
House Fire in Maxwell Results in Fatality. updated 2-10-2026
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Maxwell Volunteer Fire along with French Tract Volunteer Fire and Colfax County Sheriff's office responded…
Raton PD Early Morning Search Warrant Leads to Major Narcotics Seizure
Raton Police Department Press Release Early Morning Search Warrant Leads to Major Narcotics Seizure On the morning of February 6, 2026,…
Raton Police Advise About Funny Money
Public Service Announcement From Chief John D. Garcia The Raton Police Department would like to inform the citizens of Raton and the…
Raton City Commission Deals with Zoning Issue Lodger’s Tax Requests and Financials
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening January 27, 2026, for their first regular meeting of the new year…
Ice Fishing Season Opens at Eagle Nest Lake State Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2026 Santa Fe – Eagle Nest Lake State Park opened for ice fishing this week after recent cold…
Heat and Smoke Damage to Arnold Street Home
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire and Emergency Services and Colfax Rapid Response responded to 1425 Arnold Street in South Raton…
Raton School Board Meets for Short Agenda Thursday Evening
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton board of Education met Thursday evening January 15, 2026, for their monthly meeting that included…
Fatal Accident on NRA Property
Special to KRTN Multi_media On January 10 at approximately 10:54 p.m., New Mexico State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash at 34025 NM…
Special Meeting Confirms Interim City Manager and City Manager Search
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met Monday evening January 12 to confirm their choice for interim city manager while…
Raton City Commission Reorganizes and Starts 2026 With Special Meeting
The Raton City Commission met for the first time in 2026 and had a different look with two newly elected members, Dan Campbell and Sally Hoger…
City Commission Approves Grant Application Change Order and Budget Adjustment in Special Meeting
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton city commission met on Friday evening at 5:00 p.m. December 26, 2025, for a special meeting with…
City of Raton & Arthur Johnson Memorial Library Awarded NEA Big Read Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE City of Raton & Arthur Johnson Memorial Library Awarded NEA Big Read Grant; Community Invited to Launch 2026 Reading of…
Raton School Board Approves Contract for Roofing and HVAC
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Nick Cardenas spoke to the board about issues with people running stop signs and not observing the bus lights…
Maverik Opens for Business
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The highly anticipated opening of the new Maverik station in south Raton has happened with a soft opening on…
Phil Long Dealerships Giveback Generates $84,300 for Mt. Carmel Veterans Centers
CO SPRINGS, CO – Phil Long Dealerships recently donated funds raised from its Veterans and Military Families Appreciation Month campaign to Mt.…
Colfax County Bridge Closure Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Colfax County Road Department announces the closure of a bridge on County Road A-6, also known as Canadian River Road,…
Raton City Commission and City Manager Part Ways
KRTN received this Press Release after the Raton City Commission Meeting December 9, 2025. City of Raton Statement on City Manager…
Raton City Commission Meets for the Last Time… in 2025.
The Raton City Commission met for the last time in 2025 on Tuesday, Dec. 9th and outgoing Commissioner/Mayor Neil Segotta bid an emotional goodbye to…
Raton Police Make Arrest in Drive by Shootings – Updated 12-5-2025
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Police arrested Dominic Christopher Mateer (19) and a 17-year-old juvenile male for the four drive by…
Raton Lights City Christmas Tree
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Ratonians gathered at Ripley Park Friday evening November 28, 2025 for the annual Christmas Tree lighting…
Raton City Commission Approves Bids and LEAD Report
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met on Tuesday November 25, 2025, to deal with capital outlay issues, zoning and…
Raton School Board Deals with Assets and Plans
Raton School Board Deals with Assets and Plans By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education met Thursday evening November 20,…