By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton MainStreet Inc. received great news last October that they had been selected as one of eight semi-finalists for the 2025 Great American MainStreet Award, the highest award that can be presented by the MainStreet America organization. On April 7, 2025 a national MainStreet…
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program — with $50 million of federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and an additional $16.7 million from The Nature Conservancy — is purchasing the Dawson Elk Valley Ranch in northeastern New Mexico near Cimarron to support the proposed Vermejo River…
The Raton City Commission met in regular session on December 10, 2024 and unanimously approved the transfer of the 2,224 acre Bartlett Mesa Ranch to the NM Dept. of Game and Fish which will expand the area of Sugarite Canyon State Park. The plan has been in the works for…
Colorado Springs, Colorado – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference released the 2024 All-Academic Football teams and New Mexico Highlands had a total of six student-athletes qualify for the team with one, Cayden Walton, being named to the first team. To be eligible for the first team honors, which were selected by…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening November 26, 2024, for their last meeting of November where they heard from City Manager Rick Mestas concerning this year’s upcoming capital outlay priorities. Of note during the committee reports from commissioners Mayor Pro-Tem Chatterley noted that the National…
2024 DISTRICT 5-A VOLLEYBALL, ALL-DISTRICT TEAM JADYN ATWATER –—————— DES MOINES SYLVIANNA BACA –—————— ROY/MOSQUERO RYLAN BROWN –———————- DES MOINES OLIVIA BURTON –——————— SPRINGER CONSTANZA COVARRUBIAS –—-ROY/MOSQUERO ANGELICA CRUZ ———————-DES MOINES ABIGAIL EPPLER –———————SPRINGER ABIGAIL MARTINEZ –—————–CIMARRON TAYLA PROFFITT –——————–ROY/MOSQUERO KYANNA RODRIGUEZ –————–SPRINGER RAVEN VALENTINE –——————MAXWELL MAGGIE WIER —————————CIMARRON …
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education met Monday November 18, 2024, for their regular monthly meeting at the Raton High School where they heard reports before tackling roof repairs and the purchase of a new activity vehicle. Addison Medina spoke representing the Student Senate informing the…
It was a blustery day in Santa Rosa on Saturday, November 16, and the wind blew the home team’s way as the #2 seed Lions outlasted the #7 Raton Tigers with a 14 – 12 quarterfinal win. Although the winds were stiff, Raton didn’t get blown out as in their…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Juwi Energy began work a year ago on a solar site east of Aguilar in Las Animas County that is estimated to provide enough power for over 30,000 homes in the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association service area. The project at peak saw 305 employees…
Colfax County Manager Monte Gore released an assessment of the recent snow event. Over the weekend (Nov. 7th and 8th) Colfax County along with every other county in New Mexico and across our northern border in Eastern Colorado faced a significant snowstorm. In New Mexico, all 33 counties were affected…