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Raton, New Mexico Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Raton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Raton leaders hit pause on a data center moratorium
  • How a Bell Ranch leader once tied into Raton’s banking history

Also on today's calendar: NEA Big Read - Vermejo, a Ted Turner Reserve... and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Cooler; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Raton postpones data center moratorium (worldjournalnewspaper.com) — Raton’s city commission has delayed a proposed six‑month moratorium on new data centers while attorneys review how it fits with an existing MOU, but will still draft regulations and hold a workshop June 23. Commissioners also tackled fireworks safety dates, Shuler Theater upgrades, workforce training programs, City Hall ADA changes, airport work, and a potential wildfire‑response base in south Raton.
   

• Generational Ranching: Part 2, Albert K. Mitchell, the rancher who helped save the Bell Ranch (worldjournalnewspaper.com) — Raton readers get a look at Albert K. Mitchell, a New Mexico ranching leader who once served as a director of the First National Bank of Raton. The story traces how he helped the Bell Ranch survive the Depression and Dust Bowl, expanded purebred cattle and Quarter Horse breeding, and held influential roles in statewide and national livestock organizations.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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