4-Day School Week Overwhelmingly Wins Support in Raton
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Public Schools held a special meeting on Thursday April 30, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss a 4-day school…
Crow Creek Fire Billows Smoke Wednesday Afternoon
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The smoke billowed high and could be seen from Raton as the calls began to pour in about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday…
Raton City Commissioners Approve Forms and Expenditures
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City commissioners began their regular meeting for April 28, 2026, with the presentation of four…
Rapid Response Keeps Grass Fire Small
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The call came into Raton Central Dispatch at 11:48 a.m. that there was a small fire on Highway 72 about nine…
We Want Change
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media “We want change” a phrase that has been uttered quite a bit in Raton over the last few months and when asked…
Schwachheim Fire Update April 20, 2026
Schwachheim Fire Update Monday, April 20, 2026 – 8 a.m. Colorado Incident Management Team Phil Daniels, Incident Commander Size: 1,582 acres |…
Schwachheim Fire Update April 19, 2026
Schwachheim Fire Update Sunday, April 19, 2026 – 8 a.m. Colorado Incident Management Team Phil Daniels, Incident Commander Size: 1,582 acres |…
Late Night Fire Destroys Duplex and Results in Fatality
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was an all-hands-on deck late Friday night call as reports of an explosion began to inundate Raton Dispatch…
Schwachheim Fire Update for Saturday April 18, 2026
Schwachheim Fire Update Saturday, April 18, 2026 – 8 a.m. Colorado Incident Management Team Phil Daniels, Incident Commander Size: 1,012 acres…
Schwachheim Fire Update Friday, April 17, 2026 – 8 a.m.
Schwachheim Fire Update Friday, April 17, 2026 – 8 a.m. Colorado Incident Management Team Phil Daniels, Incident Commander Size: 1,012 acres |…
Raton School Board Hears Reports and Tables School Calendar – 4-Day or 5-Day School Week to be Considered
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School Board met on Thursday evening April 16, 2026, where they heard the audit report and then…
Schwachheim Fire Update, Thursday, April 16, 2026 – 8 a.m.
Colorado Incident Management Team Phil Daniels, Incident Commander Schwachheim Fire Update Thursday, April 16, 2026 – 8 a.m. Size: 1,012…
Raton City Commission Regular Meeting on April 14, 2026
The Raton City Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, April 14 at Raton City Hall. The meeting began with Deputy City Manager Jason…
Schwachheim Fire Grows With Zero Containment
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Schwachheim Fire that flared up on Sunday afternoon April 12, as of 5:00 p.m. Monday evening was estimated…
Schwachheim Fire Flares Up Sunday Afternoon North of Lake Dorothy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office Wildland Fire Response Near Lake Dorothy – Unified Effort Ongoing Colfax County, NM…
Experience New Mexico After Dark During International Dark Sky Week
State of New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor Erin Taylor, Acting Cabinet…
Colfax County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Barricaded Subject in Maxwell – Updated
COLFAX COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Updated 4-10-2026 By Marty Mayfield MAXWELL, N.M., On April 9, 2026, at…
Oh, How Easily We Forget City Manager Search Continues
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Oh, how easily we forget as once again the position of city manager of the City of Raton is the topic of…
State Forester Enacts Statewide Fire Restrictions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Emery Veilleux Communications Coordinator emery.veilleux@emnrd.nm.gov 505-699-1172 April 06,…
Raton Baseball Takes District Game Over Tucumcari
The Raton Tiger baseball team got a good outing from pitcher Braylon Walton and a seven run outburst in the fifth inning to pull away from Tucumcari…
Dustin Lee Pettit Found Guilty on Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Charges and Sentenced to 48 years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2026 From the office of the Eighth Judicial District Attorney, Marcus J. Montoya Raton, NM — On the afternoon of…
Special Meeting for Raton City Commission to Handle Agreements
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton city commissioners gathered at City Hall for a special meeting covering the Kearny School project and…
I-25 Bridge Replacement Near Springer Set to Begin April 1, With Nighttime Closure/Detour
SPRINGER, N.M. – NMDOT is getting ready to replace a 53 year-old bridge which spans over I-25 at Exit 414 on the north end of Springer, with…
Moreno Valley Fire District Added To List of Burn Bans Imposed in Colfax County
Colfax County Fire Marshall Nate Sandoval announced on March 25, 2026 that the Moreno Valley Fire District would be the fifth district in Colfax…
Raton City Commission Begins Budget Process
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met on Tuesday March 24, 2026, with a wide range of items on their agenda including…
Local Free Throw Shooter Wins Knights of Columbus NM State Championship
Abigail Valdez of Des Moines, recently participated in the Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Contest in Los Lunas and won 1st place in the girls…
State urges residents to protect homes amid elevated wildfire risk
Special to KRTN Multi-Media SANTA FE – With New Mexico entering what state officials are calling an exceptionally dry fire season,…
Raton School Board Starts Budget Process
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media As the Raton Board of Education begins the budget process with a special meeting before the regular meeting…
Raton Planning and Zoning Hears Three Requests
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The planning and zoning commission heard three proposals from landowners that request the vacation of alley ways…
8 Hours and Power Restored
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Public Service and 4G Power Line worked Thursday evening and night to replace two power poles that had…
The Ground was Hard Maxwell Schools Break Ground on New K-12 School Complex
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Shop Teacher Mike Daniels said the dirt was hard as he was teased about getting a head start on the ground…
Roy/Mosquero Girls and Cimarron Boys Advance to Semis for Class A NM State Basketball Championship
The #3 seed Cimarron Rams faced a familiar foe in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Boys Class A NM State Basketball Tournament in #6 Roy/Mosquero. The…
Commissioners Look for Road Funding and Approve Event Forms and MOU
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday March 10, 2026, with a large crowd of concerned citizens present once again…
Public Safety Notice from the Office of the County Fire Marshal
Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office 230 North 3rd Street Raton, NM 87740 3/8/2026 Public Safety Notice from the Office of the County Fire…
RPS Plans Transmission Line Work
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Public Service has posted they will be shutting off power into Raton on Thursday evening March 12, 2026,…
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…