By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Its been 100 years since the Pappas Sweet Shop opened it’s doors to the public in downtown Raton, New Mexico with third generation Ann Marie Pappas at the helm. On Sunday November 19, 2023 the Sweet Shop held a small celebration commemorating the 100th Birthday…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire and Emergency Services along with Colfax County Rapid Response members were called out to a fire in the 700 block of North Second Street Saturday morning November 18, 2023 about 9:30 a.m. Upon arrival at the scene they found a garage behind 719…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening November 14, 2023, where they approved a loan agreement and purchased fog seal material for street repairs and proclamations for Scott Berry and the 100th Birthday of the Sweet Shop. Bobby Gore is the black lung coordinator for MCMC…
The Raton Tigers outplayed and held the #1 seed St Michael’s Horsemen in check on both sides of the ball for three quarters plus, but the Horsemen rallied with 21 points in the 4th period for an improbable 21-14 win to propel them into the next level of the AAA…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was a picture-perfect November football Saturday afternoon as Roy/Mosquero Longhorns hosted the Gateway Christian Warriors for the 6-man State Football Championship in Roy to a large crowd on November 11. The game turned out to be everything a Championship Game should be. Several lead…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Regular Local Election Day in New Mexico has come to a close with statewide turnout at 20%, but the Northern NM counties of Colfax and Union doubled that with turnout over 40%. Races were tight, in particular, two races in Raton were very close with…
The Raton Tiger football team began the 3A NM State Championships by taking on the District 5AAA champion Thoreau on the road Saturday, Nov. 4th, and even though the home team Hawks had a better regular season record, the Tigers started the post-season with a convincing 35-8 win. Raton was…
The Roy/Mosquero Longhorns had to come from 14 points down in the 6-Man Semifinal game on Friday night, November 3rd, and eventually scored the game winner with :01 left in the game to earn a dramatic come-from-behind 27 – 20 victory over the Grady Bronchos. With the win, the Longhorns…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Sidney Hill Public Information Officer, EMNRD sidney.hill@emnrd.nm.gov October 27, 2023 EMNRD’s Mining and Minerals Division receives national award for Mine Reclamation Work in New Mexico The project used a natural channel design method to stabilize a waterway SANTA FE, NM – The Energy, Minerals and Natural…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton city commissioners met two new members of the workforce in their regular meeting Tuesday October 24, 2023, before moving on to the regular business items which included discussion of dangerous buildings and hearing about purchase proposals. Commissioners heard about the EPA’s Brownfield funding application…