By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Welcome home Dr Paul Modrich, Raton native and now a Nobel Prize Laureate. Modrich traveled back to Raton this week to be greeted by signs and well wishes from his many Raton classmates that are still around town. Modrich won a Nobel Prize for Chemistry…
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The State of New Mexico will proclaim Thursday, May 19, 2016 as “Paul Modrich Day”. The Proclamation will be presented at 6 pm to 2015 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and member of the RHS Class of 1964, Dr. Paul Modrich, at the historicShuler Theater in Raton. The presentation will be followed by…
Special to KRTN: As Miners Colfax Medical Center celebrates its exceptional team with National Hospital Week from May 8th through May 14th, Hospital Administrator Shawn Lerch announced that MCMC has been named one of the iVantage 2016 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the United States. There are currently 1300…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners continued their discussion on the budget Tuesday evening, May 10th after breezing through a few other items of business. Commissioners approved the renewal of the contract with the Raton Country Club to manage the city liquor license. They also approved RPC CPAs…
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866Media contact: Karl Moffatt: (505) 476-8007 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 9, 2016: Project proposals sought for Share with Wildlife funding SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Share with Wildlife program is accepting…
AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016 AT 6PM A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on May 10, 2016 at 6 p.m. The Meeting will be called to order by Mayor…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton city commissioners met Tuesday evening for a special meeting to handle a bid request, budget adjustment and budget discussion that got down to some nitty gritty discussion about insurance and clothing allowances. Before the budget discussion commissioners approved David Parker Builders bid for…
Just announced live on FM 93.9 KRTN, by City Commissioner Ron Chavez: Thursday, May 19, 2016 will be proclaimed “Paul Modrich Day” by the State of New Mexico. The Proclamation will be presented in person to 2015 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and member of the RHS Class of 1964, Dr.…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media In 1994 the New Mexico State Engineer’s office told Springer city officials that they had to get a new dam or one day they wouldn’t have any water for the town 22 years later a new dam has replaced the old one. The new dam west…
Santa Fe – The Office of the State Engineer and the Town of Springer will celebrate the recent completion of the new Springer Dam with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, May 2, 2016. The event will be followed by a guided tour of the new structure. The new dam…









