Even though Colfax County was successful in its recent TIGER Grant application in obtaining $17.5 million, there are signs that the current Amtrak Board and CEO, Richard Anderson, are making decisions that are jeopardizing the future of long-distance train routes, including the Southwest Chief. Even though the US Supreme Court has…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening, May 29th for a special meeting to deal with task order changes for the Great Blocks project, street improvements and the final Interim Budget which will include a 9% pay raise for the City Manager. City Commissioners approved the…
JEMEZ – Due to multiple sightings of bear cubs by campers in the area of Forest Road 376 in the Jemez Mountains, recreationists are reminded to keep a clean camp and be bear aware during the long weekend. According to Tristanna Bickford, communications director, New Mexico Department of Game and…
Santa Fe, N.M. – New Mexico MainStreet just announced that the communities of Cimarron, Conchas Dam, Rodeo, and Taos Pueblo have been selected to participate in MainStreet’s Frontier Communities Initiative. The Frontier Communities Initiative is project-based and designed to serve New Mexico’s rural communities, less than 7,500 in population,…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners heard funding requests and Lodger’s Tax recommendations before approving the interim budgets for the City of Raton, Raton Water Works and Raton Public Service in a marathon session lasting well over three hours Tuesday evening. Commissioners heard from Devin Barton about…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was a welcome site to Raton as the rain began about 3:20 Monday afternoon, soon after however pea to marble size hail began to pummel the area and piled up to just over an inch on the yards and streets of Raton. In north…
Special to KRTN Multi-Media The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) began on June 17, 1998. With a few observers along Colorado’s Front Range, we had no idea that the network would become what it is today, with over 20,000 active observers in the United States, Canada, Puerto…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media 33 Seniors walked across the stage Friday night to receive their high school diplomas and to begin a new journey in life. A journey that Valedictorian Brittany Fleming says in her Valedictorian Address would require the seniors “to pay taxes, manage a budget and the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media 30 years ago a small group of veterans took a ride. Little did they know that, that ride would grow into an annual event that is now the largest Memorial Day celebration in the country. The ride was done simply to heal wounds that went…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton High Senior Olivia Ware is headed south to cheer for the University of the Southwest Mustangs after signing a letter of Intent Thursday morning in a short ceremony in Tiger Gym. Ware, watched by her parents, Stephanie and Duncan Ware, signed a letter of…