13 students from Raton High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held at the Shuler Theatre on April 18, 2018. Members were selected for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Students inducted were: Jennifer Acosta, Ginger Baird, Rhianna Hopper,…
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Raton High School is pleased to announce that the Raton Rotary Youth Leadership Award Recipients for 2018 will be; Jose Archuleta, Jadyn Walton and Lijah Medina. Young men and women spend a week in a challenging program of discussions, inspirational addresses, leadership training and social activities designed to enhance personal development,leadership…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2018 Contact: Diana Hicks, diana_hicks@nps.gov, 575-278-2201 x 232 and Cassy Hill, cassy_hill@nps.gov, 575-278-2201 x 246 Out-of-this-World Event to be hosted at Capulin Volcano. Lyrid’s Meteor Shower Raton, New Mexico – Capulin Volcano National Monument will be hosting an out-of-this-world interstellar event this month. Join…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A District Court Jury deliberated and took just under three hours to find Crystal Vigil (37) guilty of first degree murder in the death of Zacariah Holderby after an argument between the two resulted in a shooting incident back in December of 2016. After…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The 6:00 a.m. big bang that was heard over parts of Raton Tuesday morning signaled the breach of a residence at 641 Galisteo by Raton Police and NM State Police tactical unit to conduct a search for and arrest of Max Ortega, III, age 47 who was…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media – Raton City Commissioners again had to table a proposal to acquire the Raton Train Depot, after BNSF balked to sign off on an agreement in time for the Tuesday, April 10th meeting. Commissioners heard from City Manager Scott Berry concerning the upcoming budget…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A Raton city trash truck demolished the announcer’s booth at Gabriele Field Tuesday morning about 10:50 a.m., but fortunately no one was in the booth at the time of the accident, and the driver was uninjured. According to the police report the driver had lifted…
Congratulations to the following students for being selected as April’s Students of the Month for Raton High School.
The 2018 AgriFuture Educational Institute brings together the wisdom and experiential knowledge of past and present farmers and ranchers, along with the fresh thinking and enthusiasm of the next generation. The event aims to connect, inform and inspire the next generation of farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture. AgriFuture is…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Rocky Johnson age 30 was arrested by Raton Police Friday March 30, 2018 after being stopped for a traffic violation that led to a confrontation and several serious charges against Johnson according to the statement of Probable Cause filed in Magistrate Court on April 2,…









