By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After an executive session Thursday February 19, 2026, the Raton Board of Education came back into regular session and by use of the mutual consent option approved the extension of the contract with Raton Public Schools Superintendent Kristie Medina for another year at her current…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners gathered at Raton City Hall for their second regular meeting of the month to discuss quotes for playground equipment and discuss a proposal on a citywide Wifi design service. During the public comment period several local residents spoke in protest to a…
RATON, N.M. – February 24, 2026 – Singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and Texas Poets Laureate Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach have received a 2026 Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Their song “Burnin’ Vein,” with music by Murphey and lyrics by Morton and Birkelbach, won in the…
Raton, NM — The City of Raton announced that it has been awarded $4,673,000 through the federal Congressionally Directed Spending process, recently approved by Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States. The awards announced on February 23, 2026 include: 1. Raton Crews Field Municipal Airport…
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) – The New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF) announced it is awarding Alternatives to Violence of Raton $30,000 of a total of $130,000 in grants to support nonprofit organizations working across areas of rural and Indigenous communities, and the environment in New Mexico. With an investment by…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After an investigation into suspicious activity around the Raton High School Raton Police arrested Cecilio T. Vasquez (43) on February 11th and have charged him with Criminal Sexual Penetration of a child (13-18) a 4th degree felony and Contributing to the delinquency of a minor…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media West bound traffic came to a standstill on US 64/87 Saturday afternoon about 2:25 p.m. after a Subaru car ran into the left back corner of a semi truck trailer traveling west bound. According to State Police the semi was traveling west on US 64/87…
2/17/2026 🚨 Strong Public Safety Advisory From the Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning and High Wind Warnings impacting Colfax County and surrounding areas this week. 🔥 Critical Fire Weather Conditions • Red Flag Warning: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire Fighters, Colfax County Rapid Response were dispatched to 805 North 4th Street for a camper fire at about 7:07 a.m. Firefighters found the camper trailer fully engulfed and were able to get the fire under control however the camper was considered a total…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media As a result of welding operations on the Richey Ranch southwest of Raton Thursday afternoon February 12, Raton Fire and Emergency Services along with Colfax County District 8 were called out for a hay stack fire at 1:32 p.m. Upon arrival they found a hay…