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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media In May of 2023 the Marchiondo Building in downtown Raton suffered a collapse of the upstairs back wall leaving a gapping hole all the way down to the basement. The City of Raton began the process of contacting the owner to see what could be…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire and Emergency service along with Colfax Rapid Response responded to a grease fire at 328 North Fourth Street Wednesday afternoon at about 4:22 p.m. upon arrival flames were visible. The resident of the home managed to keep the flames at bay until fire…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday July 22, 2025, for the second regular meeting of July where they handled event and celebration forms along with budget items and agreements. After the approval of minutes from previous meetings commissioners approved the event forms for the Gate City…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Resound Networks will be bringing 1 gig speed internet service to parts of Raton/Colfax County with construction beginning in the areas east and north of the railroad tracks very soon and finishing up in the next year. Resound held a small ceremonial groundbreaking at the…

RATON, NM – State officials will join Raton and Colfax County officials as internet service provider Resound Networks will break ground on a major high-speed internet infrastructure project that will bring connectivity to 2,400 underserved locations across Raton and Colfax County. The Tuesday, July 22 ceremony at the Raton Aquatics…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Superintendent Kristi Medina informed the board that they have had several meetings with PSFA and others with the holdup being square footage calculations with or without the gym. There is also a new square footage calculator for a combined campus. PSFA did a site visit…

Cimarron, N.M. –(July 15, 2025) – A devastating wildfire swept through the Cimarron River Canyon in 2018, igniting near Ute Park and advancing toward the Village of Cimarron. More than 32,000 acres burned, including over 26,000 acres on Philmont Scout Ranch. The fire’s severity stripped large sections of tree cover,…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met Thursday afternoon July 10, 2025, for a special meeting to discuss the termination of lease and associated agreements with Ramel Family Farms followed by a budget work session. At the request of Kayvan Khalatbari, Manager of the Ramel Family Farms,…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening July 8, 2025 for their regular meeting with a short agenda which includes the discussion and approval of the ICIP and agreements with the Colfax County Senior Citizens Center and for auditing services. Commissioners discussed the final version of…