The Marines have landed; Let the Fun Begin The Colfax County Young Marines Established its first beachhead at the RatonHigh School last Saturday. Forty plus recruits ages 8-17 showed up for their first day of familiarization and recruit training. Commander Bert Goodfallow (USMC Ret.) expressed satisfaction at the turnout. “My…
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Enrollment Declines in Raton Other Schools see Improvement By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Each year school administrators start looking at enrollment figures at the 10th day of school to try to recalculate their budgets. This year is no different and for the Raton schools it will be…
Station to Staion Train Stops in Raton By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Traveling by train from New York to California is an artist-driven public art project that arrived in Raton just before 3:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Station to Station: A Nomadic Happening, the newest project from artist Doug…
Relatives in Raton were informed that Jayann Sepich and Gov. Susana Martinez announced Monday that Katie’s Law has led to the 500th match of DNA data to a criminal case in New Mexico. The mother, Jayann Sepich, was notified of the milestone Friday, which was also the 10th anniversary of…
Commissioners In and Out Meeting By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It took commissioners about 17 minutes to get through their very short agenda Tuesday night. Commissioners approved the route and paperwork associated with the Annual Brest Cancer Awareness Walk which will start at Ripley Park at about 8:00 a.m. and…
It was called a tax, a service fee, a cost of service fee and a franchise fee. What ever you call it, the $6.00 was being touted as too much for many people on a fixed income and by some, as simply wrong. The city of Raton however, was saying…
New Mexico State Police and Springer Police were called to a residence on Miranda Avenue in Springer early Sunday morning (Sept 1 2013) for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival officers found that Augustine Grano (61) of Springer, New Mexico, had suffered a gunshot wound and was deceased at…
The Raton City commission met on Monday 8/26/2013 at 7 pm due to a schedule change so commissioners could attend a meeting on Tues 8/27/2013. The first order of business was to swear in the new Raton City Treasurer: Michael Ann Antonuci and the new City Clerk: Tricia Garcia. …
AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 AT 7 PM A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on August 26, 2013 at 7:00p.m. The Meeting will be called to order by Mayor LeDoux. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and…
Commission Recognizes Rescuers By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Mayor Bobby LeDoux presented certificates of recognition to five men for their efforts in saving a mother and her children from the rising water in the north underpass this last month. Casey Redd, Dennis Decker, Seth Garcia, Eddie Lawrence and Matt Preston…