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A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on May 27, 2025 at 6 p.m. Pursuant to City of Raton Open Meetings Resolution 2025-01 Commissioners may participate via conference call. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and may be…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School board met on Monday May 19, 2025 for their regular meeting and dealt with the budget items in preparation for the upcoming school year. Discussion of federal programs still leaves the district waiting to see what will and won’t be funded. The…

DALLAS, TEXAS (May 19, 2025) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the New Mexico Environment Department will receive a $2 million Brownfields grant to conduct environmental assessments on local properties will be used to conduct environmental site assessments targeting the town of Springer, village of Cuba, city…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The call came into Raton Dispatch at 12:42 p.m. Friday May 16, 2025, about a boating accident on the Canadian River about three miles south of the where the river crosses Highway 56 east of Springer. Three individuals had traveled down river from Highway 56…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Carolina Apodaca was found alive on Saturday, May 18th  just after 8:00 p.m.  Good news was received by the community of Raton with the safe return of missing teenager Carolina Apodaca. The 18 year-old was reported missing on Wednesday, May 14 and was found walking…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Independent Riders once again hosted the a group of Run for the Wall riders Saturday morning as they headed east to Washington DC for the Memorial Day Rolling Thunder gathering to honor those fallen heroes. The Moto of the riders is “We ride for…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was a bright sunny Friday afternoon as 57 Raton High School Seniors, dressed in black graduation Cap and Gowns, walked onto the grass at Tiger Stadium for the last time as students of Raton High School. Hailey Bacca began with the opening of graduation…

PRESS RELEASE May 14, 2025 **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** COLFAX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTI- GATES INTRODUCTION OF DRUGS INTO VIGIL MALDONADO DETENTION CENTER Location: Colfax County, New Mexico Raton, NM- On May 12, 2025, the Colfax County Sheriff’s Office received credible information regarding illegal narcotics allegedly being introduced into the Vigil…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday May 13, 2025, for their first regular meeting of May to take care of the interim budget and engineering proposals for upcoming projects for the city. Proclamations were upfront on the agenda with Mayor Neil Segotta marking the passing of…