By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners heard a presentation about putting the Sugarite Coal Camp on the National Register, heard from Sharon Young about the Raton Adventure Center and deliberated on a zoning change request at their regular Tuesday October 13 meeting held in City Hall. Colonel Gilbert…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton hosted Congress Woman Theresa Ledger-Fernandez as she brought good new to Raton in the form of a $1 million check to begin the I-27 alignment study which is the first step in the design and preparations for the construction project that will require several…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Congress Woman Teresa Ledger Fernandez was in Raton Wednesday afternoon October 10-2026, to present the City of Raton with a check to help cover the cost of the I-27 alignment study which is a first step in the estimated $3 billion project. Lauren Garduño, CEO…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A prank call that came into Raton Dispatch about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening October 6, 2026, sent Raton PD, Colfax County deputies and New Mexico State Police to an address on Oliver Avenue. A call came into dispatch from a male caller indicating that he…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2026 Colfax County Rescinds Burn Ban. Burn Permits Required for Fires Larger Than Recreational Size COLFAX COUNTY, NM – In consultation with the District/Municipal Fire Chiefs and pursuant to Colfax County Ordinance 2006-1, the Colfax County Fire Marshal is rescinding the County Burn Ban effective…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The 2026 Raton High Homecoming Parade got started about 1:00 p.m. Friday September 25, 2026 under partly cloudy skies after a couple days of rainy weather that would have put a big damper on the festivities. This year’s parade was lead by Grand Marshall Linda…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton High held their Homecoming rally a little differently this year, instead of on Friday morning the rally was held in Tiger Gym on Thursday evening where the fall teams were presented as well as the Homecoming Royalty. Each fall team presented their players to…

Special to KRTN The Raton Police Department is continuing its investigation into a suspicious death after a deceased female was located at a residence in Raton on Sunday, September 20. Earlier in the week, the Raton Police Department received a missing person report regarding a female believed to be in…

The Raton City Commission in a 3 – 2 vote, turned down a resolution that would have declared a temporary one year moratorium on the issuance of a business license and zoning approvals for any Data Centers that might want to come to Raton. The moratorium would have been put…

The Raton Tigers and the Estancia Bears matched up evenly on paper before their Friday night matchup, but on their home field Estancia took advantage of four Raton turnovers and of the legs of sophomore QB Devon Chavez’s to hang onto a 40 – 39 thrilling win in 2A football.…