By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A large crowd gathered Saturday morning at the Raton train depot awaiting the arrival of the Joe Boardman CEO of Amtrak who travel to New Mexico to garner support for Amtrak track maintenance. Many of the crowd greeted the Amtrak Special Train with signs stating…
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REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M. CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS 224 SAVAGE AVENUE Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Minutes of the June 17, 2014 Regular and July 7, 2014 Special Water Board Meetings Drought Report Watershed Restoration Report Consideration of Golf Course…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The city of Raton will finalize their budget this month and send it to the state auditor for final approval for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The city relies heavily on gross receipts taxes (GRT) as its primary source of income and that has always…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Preparations have been going on all year as the Colfax County Relay for Life committee prepares for this year’s event, which is themed “Paint the Town Purple”. Teams have been raising funds all year to help support cancer patients with expenses and travel. This year…
REGULAR MEETING OF THE RATON BOARD OF EDUCATION **RHS Krivokapich Media Center** 1535 Tiger Circle Raton, New Mexico Monday, July 14, 2014 5:30 p.m. AGENDA I. Call to Order and Roll Call II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Recognition of Students, Staff and Visitors …
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It took the Raton City Commission about 20 minutes to move through the one item of business meeting agenda Tuesday evening. That one major item on the agenda dealt with a grant from the New Mexico Aviation Division to pay for consumables at the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Sunday started with clear blue skies and no wind at the La Mesa airfield. A morning made for ballooning with balloons taking to the air and moving to the south some staying low and moving only a few thousand feet while others went high and…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was another picture perfect weather day in Raton for flying hot air balloons as pilots lifted off the La Mesa airfield once again Saturday morning. The Kiwanas fed about 350 people for the first day of ballooning, yet today’s crowd was a bit smaller…
AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 AT 6PM A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on July 8, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. The Meeting will be called to order…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Twenty years ago a balloon ride for a young man started it all off and today it continues as the International Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally. The rally took to the skies today with 16 pilots and balloons in attendance. This morning’s crowd cheered…