staff reportWALSENBURG — Recently published reports indicate alcohol problems are nothing new at The Career Building Academy, with incidents reported to local law enforcement agencies as far back as May 2015. In mid-November, a Huerfano County sheriff’s deputy responded to the alternative high school located west of Walsenburg on a…
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WJ Staff WALSENBURG — Colorado is suffering from a shortage of teachers. All 178 school districts are affected. Classes are canceled, schedules changed, class sizes increased, and curriculums altered due to the lack of staff. Huerfano RE-1 has been short staffed this year, and has made do with alternative licensed teachers,…
by Dorothy J. BestRATON — I know, I know, I know – the last thing you want to read this week is a column on New Year’s Resolutions. Is this modern form of facing the replacement of last year’s calendar still valid? Must we spend the first two weeks of…
Jury trial set for May 2016by Eric MullensWALSENBURG — Following a two-hour preliminary hearing that saw three witnesses testify, Russell Bellah of Walsenburg was bound over for trial on a number of felony charges including attempt to commit first degree murder of two police officers. The preliminary hearing was held…
WALSENBURG— On Thursday, morning, December 24, Walsenburg police were paged out to check on a man slumped over the steering wheel in a black pickup at the corner of Kansas Ave and Tyler St. When officers attermpted to contact the man, he woke up and took off, quickly losing his…
CITY OF RATON, NEW MEXICO RESOLUTION NO. 2015-46 Be it resolved by the governing body of the City of Raton, New Mexico that: A. A regular municipal election for the election of municipal officers shall be held on March 1, 2016. Polls will open at 7:00 A.M. and close…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media KRTN and staff offer our condolences and prayers to the family of Freda Baca as we were notified that she passed away December 26th in Rio Rancho, NM. Baca’s passing now challenges Colfax County commissioners to find her replacement. Colfax County Commissioners have scheduled a…
New Mexico Department of Game and FishMedia contact: Karl Moffatt, (505) 476-8007Public contact: (888) 248-6866karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Dec. 14, 2015: Public help sought to protect big bucks during breeding season SANTA FE- The Department of Game and Fish is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying poachers preying upon big bucks…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media New Mexico Department of Transportation held a public meeting Thursday evening at the International Bank Conference Room to get public input on construction plans for work to be done on the Raton Pass. Most of the work planned will be at the top of…
The Raton City commission met in regular session on Tuesday, Dec. 8th and all commission members were present with the commission setting its Legislative Capital Outlay Priorities. City Manager Scott Berry presented the list that included Water Treatment Facility, originally completed in 1946, $ 250,000. Streets, Business District improvements, more…