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Tobie Baker
Position: Staff reporter
Email: tbaker@the-journal.com

Conman gets 6 months in education scam

The man convicted in an international scam that bilked Cortez-area residents and the Unlimited Learning Center out of $62,000 has been sentenced to six months in jail. After a 45-...

DATE: Dec 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Parents, students confront Re-1 board over coach’s release

Swim coach was fourth M-CHS termination this year

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

City quietly drops case against owner of Cortez pot shop

City officials have snubbed media queries to disclose why criminal charges filed against a Cortez ganjapreneur went up in smoke. In an exclusive interview last month, Garrett Smit...

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Towaoc man found dead near Wal-Mart

A Towaoc man was found dead by city recycling crews Monday morning north of Wal-Mart. Brainard Cuthair, 49, was found lying in the grass about 75 feet off of S. Sligo Street just ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Superintendent calls reporter a ‘cancer,’ then apologizes

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter responded to a media request on Wednesday with an email to a Boulder lawyer in which he called a reporter a “cancer.” “I have a re...

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Homeless combat veteran jailed

Court orders VA mental health treatment

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Learning about puffers may prevent theft or your car

About 1 in 3 Colorado motorists don’t know that it’s illegal to leave a vehicle unattended while running – even on a frigid morning before driving to work or school, according to Coloradans ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crime student arrested in theft

A criminal justice student was recently arrested after allegedly stealing more than $5,000 from her employer. About 2 p.m. on Dec. 1, a Dollar Tree district manager called the Cor...

DATE: Dec 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez school district to interview board appointees

At a meeting tonight, officials will interview candidates interested in filling two open seats on the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school board. Submitting a letter of interest to serve ...

DATE: Dec 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Beware: Scammers working the lines

Assorted telephone scams are on the rise in Cortez as local authorities field daily calls from concerned residents. “Most of these scams want the individual being scammed to purc...

DATE: Dec 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Baxstrom renews bid to qualify for defender in attempted murder

Denied a court-appointed attorney in November, a Cortez man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his wife has filed a fourth application requesting a public defender. ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Holiday spirit starts to shine in Cortez

Piñon Project collecting donations for local families

DATE: Dec 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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