By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Monday evening August 12, 2024, for their first meeting of the month, yes Monday as the New Mexico Municipal League Annual conference is in Clovis this week and required the change in dates so commissioner who are going could attend the…
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Special to KRTN Multi-Media OIS Involving the Colfax County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico Colfax County, NM – On August 8, 2024, New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents were called to the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and U.S. Highway 445 in Colfax County for an officer-involved shooting (OIS) involving…
Colfax County received official notification August 1, 2024, that the Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center (VMDC) has received accreditation by the New Mexico Adult Detention Professional Standards Council. Warden Regina Slade received the notification after a two-year process in which all aspects of the operation were tested including personnel, medical, security and…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School Board met for their late regular meeting July 30, 2024, due to conflicts with their regular meeting day on the third Monday of the month and approved a grant agreement with the New Mexico Department of Transportation and AE Capital for Project…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commission took on the City Manager contract extension along with bids and reports at their July 29, 2024, special meeting. Yes, that’s right it is a special meeting as the regular meeting on July 23 was postponed due to a publication issue where…
From Colfax County Manager Monte Gore July 17, 2024 Subject: Commitment to Transparency and Addressing Financial Concerns As part of the Colfax County Board of Commissioners commitment to financial accountability and transparency, I was directed as the County Manager to share the findings and actions taken. Following the departure of…
Special to KRTN Tombstone of a Captor of Billy the Kid to be Dedicated at Raton, New Mexico The Wild West History Association (WWHA) is pleased to announce the completed installation of a grave marker for Frank Stewart (alias of John Wallace Green) in Raton, New Mexico. Stewart was the…
$1 Million from Infrastructure Law to Clean Up Polluted Sites in Raton, Invest in Workforce Development for SFCC WASHINGTON — $1 million in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were recently announced and awarded to Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the City of Ratón. This funding was made possible through the Infrastructure Law, which was…
Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commission met Tuesday evening July 9, 2024, and discussed the introduction of an ordinance to repeal ordinance 1010 which deals with the labor management relations and discussion of a dangerous building on First Street. Commissioners heard from City Manager Rick Mestas about Ordinance 1010…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Balloon-goers woke to cloudy, gloomy skies Friday morning July 5, for the first day of the 2024 International/Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally, but not long after, the sun rose above the mesa, the clouds began to burn off leaving clear blue skies to greet the…