By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City commissioners met Tuesday evening May 28, 2024 to discuss the ICIP along with a zoning appeal by Don Cunningham and budget items including the union contract with the firefighters. The business portion of the meeting began with a public hearing on the Infrastructure…
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Mary Ann (Smith) Valentine joined the Pleasant and May Smith homestead in Farley, NM, on October 14, 1932. She was the youngest and last surviving of 7 sisters: Bernice, Evelyn (Walden) Ingram, Ada Mae (Joe) Loe, Pauline (Ernest) Weir, Lois (C.D.) Wylie and Dorthea (Andy) Towndrow. Mary Ann is survived…
Mary Lou Archuleta ( October 27, 1937 – May 20, 2024 ) Mary Lou Archuleta, 86, of Springer, New Mexico passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 20, 2024. She was born in Wagon Mound on October 27, 1937, to Elauterio and Manuelita Salazar (Maes). She graduated from…
SPRINGER, N.M. —A former priest arrested last year on charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy more than a decade ago, took his own life shortly before a plea hearing scheduled for Friday morning, May 24th according to his attorney. Daniel Balizan, 62, of Springer and a former pastor of…
A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on May 28, 2024 at 6 p.m. Pursuant to City of Raton Open Meetings Resolution 2024-01 Commissioners may participate via conference call. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and may be…
On May 25, 2024, at 11 am, we will gather at North Pilgrims Rest Cemetary in Las Vegas, NM to honor Mark Benjamin Linder. Pastor Micheal Dickenson will officiate. Mark was born on October 23, 1960, in Springer, NM to David Romaine and Loida Linder. Mark graduated from Springer High School and…
RATON PUBLIC SERVICE AGENDA A regular meeting of the Raton Public Service Company Board of Directors will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in the Raton Public Service conference room, 334 North 2nd St., Raton, NM. The agenda will be: Call to order by President…
Taos, N.M., May 22, 2024—The USDA Forest Service last week announced the second round of awardees for the Community Wildfire Defense Grants. Four local proposals were awarded a combined total of $25,347,133. The Community Wildfire Defense Program assists at-risk communities, including Tribal communities, with planning for and lowering wildfire risks on tribal, state and…
Bill Wayne Rubottom ( September 12, 1953 – May 16, 2024 ) Bill Wayne Rubottom was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on September 12, 1953, to parents Bill and Hettie Rubottom who raised him as a Baptist. Throughout his childhood and adolescence, he worked; from sweeping floors to working the…
For the third consecutive year, Luna Community College hosted the local Girls Can Career Exploration Event. Approximately 140 fifth-grade girls from San Miguel, Mora, and Guadalupe, counties attended the one-day event, recently. Girls Can is an initiative of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Las Vegas, N.M. branch.…