By Melody Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A Billy the Kid Traveling wake/art exhibit came to Downtown Raton this weekend with a great turn out for the events on Friday and Saturday. After singer Cari Mari kicked off the event with a packed concert Friday evening at the Historic Shuler Theater, festivities…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media In response to a court order the New Mexico Public Education Department and the LANL Foundation are holding regional meetings in communities to hear concerns from parents, teachers and school administration to develop a comprehensive plan for special education students, low-income students and Native American…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton’s code enforcement after three years is finally making progress on cleaning up Raton with the local wrecker service removing abandoned cars at 108 Pecos. On Wednesday August 6, 2025, the city began the process to remove the old cars and other debris at the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It rained once again in Raton, this time causing flooding in north Raton where Canyon Drive meets North Second Street stranding a car in the roadway. The rain came down hard and fast with Ambient weather stations around town reporting from .96 in north Raton…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Mutlti-Media Bank employees and officials were on hand along with local dignitaries Friday afternoon August 1, 2025, for the official ground breaking for the new InBank building in south Raton. In August of 2023 InBank held a presentation at the main branch in downtown Raton to…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education met in a special meeting on Tuesday evening July 29, 2025, to discuss the wireless communication device policy and accept bids for janitorial supplies for the upcoming school year. The board discussed the wireless device policy which includes cell phones,…
By Melody Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media RATON — Calling all Billy the Kid enthusiasts! A traveling exhibit and wake exploring the life of Billy the Kid with reenactments, art, and more will be coming through Raton on Friday and Saturday August 8 and 9, and fans of the Kid and the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media In May of 2023 the Marchiondo Building in downtown Raton suffered a collapse of the upstairs back wall leaving a gapping hole all the way down to the basement. The City of Raton began the process of contacting the owner to see what could be…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire and Emergency service along with Colfax Rapid Response responded to a grease fire at 328 North Fourth Street Wednesday afternoon at about 4:22 p.m. upon arrival flames were visible. The resident of the home managed to keep the flames at bay until fire…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday July 22, 2025, for the second regular meeting of July where they handled event and celebration forms along with budget items and agreements. After the approval of minutes from previous meetings commissioners approved the event forms for the Gate City…