by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — The Trinidad City Council moved through the agenda quickly, finishing business in just over an hour during their regular meeting Jan. 19, 2015. A contract with Blue Diamond Builders for roof repair at the Rice Building, the new home for the Trinidad Police Department, in…
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by Nancy Christofferson COLFAX — Colfax County will celebrate its 147th anniversary Jan. 25. It was created in 1869 from the eastern portion of Taos County and named for the vice president of the United States of the time, Schuyler Colfax. Schuyler Colfax as a vice president does not come…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Commissioners accepted a one-year lease agreement for the National Guard Armory located on city property near the Crews Field airport. The National Guard no longer has a use for the facility and has vacated the building. The National Guard Armory Board approved the lease…
Raton, NM 1/21/16 – Wonder League, the first elementary robotics competition, announces that Aiden LaFrance of Raton placed 5th among more than 1,150 teams in the nation. Wonder League recognizes each team for their outstanding application of computer programming and robotics. Aiden LaFrance newly moved to Raton, New Mexico calls…
KRTN received the following update from Laura L. Brewer. The last City-wide Neighborhood Watch Meeting on Thursday, January 14th was very well attended and provided quite a bit of information. A special “Thank you” to DA Donald Gallegos, District Judge Emilio Chavez, Magistrate Judge Warren Walton, Raton City Commissioner…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media – A neighborhood watch meeting was held at City Hall Thursday, Jan. 14th to a packed house with spill over into the lobby of city hall with topics of conversation on drug deals, loose dogs and vandalism. As the conversation began concerning…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton city commissioners met Tuesday evening and heard from City Treasurer Michael Ann Antonucci that there was a big decline in the gross receipts tax this last year that came as a big surprise. After looking over past figures Antonucci deduced that there was…
Raton will hold a city-wide Neighborhood Watch Meeting on Thursday, January 14th at 6:30 pm at the City Commission Chambers. Community members that are scheduled to attend are Raton City Manager Scott Berry, Raton Chief of Police John Garcia, Crime Stoppers Liaison Sergeant Dominguez, District Judge Emilio Chavez, Magistrate Judge Warren Walton and Colfax County Undersheriff Leonard…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Friday at midnight the Raton McDonalds will close its doors on the old store and prepare for what will be a new high tech McDonalds with state of the art tech features. According to Lee Phelan, owner of the McDonalds franchise in Raton, they…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media – Raton City Clerk Tricia Garcia announced Tuesday, Jan. 5th that four Raton residents have filed for the three seats up for election on the Raton city commission. Those filing for the three posts are: District 2 Donald Lee Giacomo District 4 Lindé Schuster James…