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  • Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office 230 North 3rd Street Raton, NM 87740 2/25/2026 Burn Ban Notification – Colfax County, New Mexico Due to the onset of drought conditions and weather patterns supporting active fire behavior, a burn ban is being implemented in Colfax County. Current environmental factors, including dry fuels,…

    Marty Mayfield February 25, 2026
  • 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…

    Marty Mayfield February 25, 2026
  • 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…

    Marty Mayfield February 25, 2026
  • 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…

    Billy Donati February 24, 2026
  • 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…

    Billy Donati February 24, 2026
  • (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…

    Billy Donati February 23, 2026
  • 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…

    Marty Mayfield February 22, 2026
  • 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…

    Marty Mayfield February 22, 2026
  •   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…

    Marty Mayfield February 17, 2026
  • 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…

    Marty Mayfield February 17, 2026
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Des Moines Board of Education Special Meeting, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 5:00pm

PUBLIC NOTICE DES MOINES BOARD OF EDUCATION, P.O. BOX 38 500 DES MOINES AVENUE DES MOINES, NM 88418 575-278-2611 Available online at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87009421667?pwd=yzPQWyb4JFa2KSyT86fqK KP9jY94rp.1 Zoom meeting ID: 870 0942 1667 passcode: dmsboard The Des Moines Board of Education will be at the Special Meeting of the Village Of Des Moines…

In Loving Memory of Frances Chavez

Frances Chavez, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt of Springer, NM, gained her wings peacefully on February 23, 2026, at the age of 83, in the presence of her loving family. Frances was born in Ocate, NM, on October 26, 1942, to Felipe and Nea Trujillo. Frances met…

Raton High School Celebrates Students Awarded with Academic Honors from College Board National Recognition Program

Raton High School Celebrates Students Awarded with Academic Honors from College Board National Recognition Program Students at Raton High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Program. The Program celebrate the hard work of high school students nationwide to help them display their strong academic performance.  “We…

Colfax County Imposes Burn Ban

Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office 230 North 3rd Street Raton, NM 87740 2/25/2026 Burn Ban Notification – Colfax County, New Mexico Due to the onset of drought conditions and weather patterns supporting active fire behavior, a burn ban is being implemented in Colfax County. Current environmental factors, including dry fuels,…

Raton BOE Extends Superintendent Contract

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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