Tobie Baker
Position: Staff reporter

New board members take oaths

New board members for the Mancos School District got a lesson in governing Monday before assuming their posts. Colorado Association of School Board officials Randy Black opened a ...

Expert suggests raising water rates

The Town of Mancos needs to replace some 9,000 feet of deteriorating water lines at a cost or more than $1.5 million. Gabe Preston of Durango-based RPI Consulting presented town t...

Coroner requests steep fee for public records

The Cortez Journal is challenging what it considers to be an unwarranted fee request for public records. Montezuma County Coroner Charlie Rosenbaugh has sought a $15 administrativ...

Coroner requests steep fee for public records

The Cortez Journal is challenging what it considers to be an unwarranted fee request for public records. Montezuma County Coroner Charlie Rosenbaugh has sought a $15 administrativ...

Protection order tops misdemeanor violations

It isn’t assault charges, drug cases nor DUI offenses that topped the list of most reported misdemeanors in Montezuma County. Instead, it’s protection order violations. An annual ...

D.A. supports increased parole spending

Although punishment serves to deter criminal activity, the bulk of prisoners are eventually freed from incarceration. “We have to give these prisoners the tools to reintegrate int...

Mancos pauses pot deals

Mancos leaders voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the town’s moratorium on retail marijuana sales through June 30. Following a half-hour discussion, the six-month extension all...

New high school timeline released

On the shortest day and longest night of the year, golden shovels are expected to unearth the 35-acre site for the new Montezuma-Cortez High School. Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School s...

Debate about charter school heats up

Despite a $567,000 startup grant, one board official strongly opposes the idea of a new charter school in Cortez. Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School board treasurer Brian Demby voiced ...

CSD nears proposed increases

Taxpayers can expect to shell out an additional $43,620 next year to offset increased sewer rates charged by the Cortez Sanitation District. Cortez Sanitation District (CSD) budge...

City Hall approves beautification plan

Municipal leaders unanimously adopted a number of items at Tuesday’s city council meeting, including a beautification plan. Presented by Durango-based architecture firm DHM Design...

5 win FLC scholarships

Five students from Mancos received merit scholarships to attend Fort Lewis College this fall. The Freshman Achiever's Tuition Scholarship was awarded to business administration ma...