REGULAR LOCAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION Pursuant to the Regular Local Election Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 1-22-2 to 1-22-19 (1969, as amended through 2019), I, Rayetta M. Trujillo, Clerk of Colfax County by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby issue the following proclamation: That a Regular Local Election is…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media KRTN met with Raton School Superintendent, Kristi Medina and her Admin Staff to talk about going back to school and what will be expected of students and parents on August 16, 2021. Ben Munden Raton School Maintenance Supervisor noted we have three very old buildings…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire and Emergency Services personnel along with Colfax County Rapid Response firefighters only had a short distance to go after the call of smoke came in Wednesday afternoon at about 2:30 p.m. for smoke at 209 N 4th Street. The location is directly behind…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met Tuesday evening July 27, 2021 to approve celebration permits and deal with the final budgets and adjustments for the FY2021. Commissioners approved several celebration permits for Blü Dragonfly Brewing and Colfax Ale Cellar. The events include El Raton re-opening…
Media Contact Susan D. Mayes smayes@nmcounties.org 505.820.8102 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2021 Colfax County Sheriff’s Office Joins National ABLE Project First Law Enforcement Agency in New Mexico SANTA FE – The Colfax County Sheriff’s Office has been accepted into the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project™, a…
A report filed by NM State Police OIS Involving the City of Las Vegas Police Department Las Vegas, NM – On July 17, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate an officer involved shooting in Las Vegas, NM involving the City of Las Vegas…
The New Mexico Department of Transportation, through its contractor Northern Mountain Constructors, would like to inform the traveling public that there will be ongoing, emergency pothole patching in the southbound lane of I-25 between Raton Pass and Raton. A significant repair will close the southbound lanes of the freeway at…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening for their first regular meeting of July where they approved agreements and introduced the revision of the zoning ordinance to include cannabis related businesses in the zoning plan as mandated by State House Bill 2. Commissioners approved the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Intermediate School Principal Kristi Medina takes the reins of the Raton Public Schools as Interim Superintendent for the 2021-2022 school year and is excited to get kids back in school as students return on August 16. However, the first thing on the agenda…
For Immediate Release July 12, 2021 Double Fatal Crash on U.S. Highway 64 in Union County Union County– On July 11, 2021, at approximately 6:35 a.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 64 near milepost 395, west of Clayton, NM. The Initial investigation…