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 the top of Raton Pass Wednesday afternoon on the northbound side closing the northbound lanes of I-25 for several hours Wednesday afternoon. Upon arrival units found…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/4/2026 Maxwell Municipal Schools to Break Ground on New K–12 School Maxwell, NM — The Maxwell Municipal Schools Board of Education will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new combined school, a state-of-the-art K–12 campus designed to serve students and families for generations to come. The ceremony…
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. for a house fire where flames and smoke could be seen. Upon arrival fire fighters found flame and smoke coming from the rear of the…
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 call on from Trinidad Police Department Thursday evening February 26, 2026. New Mexico Law Enforcement received a call from the Trinidad Police Department about a…
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 onset of drought conditions and weather patterns supporting active fire behavior, a burn ban is being implemented in Colfax County. Current environmental factors, including dry fuels,…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After an executive session Thursday February 19, 2026, the Raton Board of Education came back into regular session and by use of the mutual consent option approved the extension of the contract with Raton Public Schools Superintendent Kristie Medina for another year at her current…
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, 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…