By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met Tuesday evening May 26, 2026, and began their meeting with another governmental requirement, preparing an Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan or ICIP before tackling lodger’s tax requests and budget requirements. The ICIP is a capital improvement plan required by the Legislature…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media 44 members of the Class of 2026 performed their final act as Raton High School students Friday night May 22, 2026, as they walked into Tiger Gym to receive their diplomas and move on to the next chapter of life and as Valedictorian Addison Medina…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Change in this world is constant and how you choose to deal with it whether by embracing it and working with it or simply push back and choose to not deal with it is a choice only you can make but much of that change…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission convened a special meeting to continue work on the FY27 budget which found the city with over a $300,000 deficit that the commission will have to look for cuts to balance the budget. Last year the commission was fortunate enough to…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Superintendent Kristi Medina released the renderings for the new school campus this week. The building will be a two story facility with the high school being in one wing and the elementary school in a separate wing to the north of the high school. In…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening May 12, 2026, for a special budget work session followed by a lengthy regular city commission meeting where they heard two presentations and acted on several agreements. City Treasurer Michael Anne Antonucci began the budget workshop noting the budget…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The board began their meeting with the recognition of Darren Craig, Connie Shields and Lynette Simpson for the NMBSA Excellence in Student Achievement Awards. Connie’s husband and family Lee Shields, Megan Shields and Kerrigan Weese were present to accept for Connie. Darren was recognized for…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The City of Raton lives by the Gross Receipts Tax and according to City Treasurer Michael Anne Antonucci if the state had not implemented GRT for online purchases in 2019 the City of Raton would be in dire straits, limited income means limited expenses, which…
Good morning, Here are the most recent updates for these project. Please note the full closure starting next Monday (5/11) for the North Underpass! North Underpass Project: Full closure of the underpass will start on Monday Morning, May 11th! The full closure is expected to last 2 full weeks (14 days) if everything…
Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office 230 North 3rd Street Raton, NM 87740 Phone: 575-445-8931 Cell: 575-447-1639 Fax: 575-445-7154 E-mail firemarshal@co.colfax.nm.us 5/7/2026 PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICE Earthquake Near Weston, Colorado A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was recorded just south of Weston. At this time, this is classified as a light earthquake. Shaking may…