ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Wild is celebrating the reintroduction of federal legislation aimed at protecting lands in the greater Chaco region. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have introduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019, while Representatives Ben Ray Lujan, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small have…
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Vermejo Park Ranch is planning 4 prescribed fires between April 27th and May 3rd. The prescribed fires will be 7 miles Southwest of Maxwell, North of Hwy. 58, 22 miles west of Raton at the junction of Stubblefield Canyon and the Canadian River north of highway 555. The head of…
April 18, 2019 TRINIDAD, Colo – Each year Trinidad State honors two students believed to be on the path to great success in the future. These Rising Stars for 2018-19 are Megan Nunez on the Trinidad Campus and Joelle Valdez from the Alamosa Campus. Nunez came to Trinidad State as…
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 San Isabel Electric awarded a total of $33,000 through its newly expanded scholarship program on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m., at a scholarship banquet at John Mall High School in Walsenburg. Scholarship funding comes from unclaimed capital credits, money that the electric co-op tried to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Boyce greg.boyce@trinidadstate.edu 719 846-5530 April 16, 2019 Written by Margaret Sanderson (TRINIDAD, COLORADO) As a new student at Trinidad State, Destiny Calderon-Ruiz jumped right in to student government. “I love to be involved. It’s such a small campus and things are hands-on, up close and…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Pat Roberts (R-Kans.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kans.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Joe Manchin (D-W. VA.), Dick Durbin (D- Ill.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are calling on Amtrak to continue service to rural…
April 11, 2019 Raton, NM: Northern Mountain Constructors will resume work on the Raton Pass project. The project is located on I-25 between mile maker 458 and mile maker 461. Crews will be on site April 15 with a one-lane closure set up between mile marker 459 and mile marker…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton High students tackled some tough subjects Tuesday morning April 9, as presenters from the Attorney General’s office and La Pinon Sexual Assault Recovery Services presented students with information on Cyber Safety and Bullying to Sexual Harassment. Freshmen to seniors attended the four classes…
On Saturday, March 23, 2019 the State Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest was held in Bernalillo, NM. Abigail Eppler, a 5th grader from Springer, New Mexico, placed 2nd at the state competition. With nine participants in the 11 year old division, Abigail made 18 out of 25 baskets. The…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met April 9, for their regular meeting where six proclamations were handed out and Devon Barton spoke about the funding request and MOA with the Raton Country Club. The Raton Country Club is asking for money ($25,000) to help repair and…