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

Through rain, sleet, snow or move Changes at Durango Post Office won’t affect Montezuma County

Montezuma County residents will not be affected by mail delivery and retail operations when the U.S. Postal Service consolidates its processing operations in Durango later this month. ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Day Labor Center affords cash, hope

After working the night shift, Ray Nephew proceeds to the Day Labor Center in Cortez every morning to help make ends meet. “It’s nice to be able to find odd jobs to earn a little ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lower school test scores disclosed

Across the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District last year, slightly more than half of all students were proficient in reading, a third were skilled in writing, 2-in-5 were adept in math and...

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Brophy on quest for governorship

GOP candidate says Denver is deaf to rural Colorado

DATE: Sep 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Midnight practice irritates neighbors

Floodlights and football whistles were considered "callous disregard" by residents last month when the Mancos High School football team held a late-night scrimmage. "It was very i...

DATE: Sep 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Town Administrator Phillips reaches out to residents

Town Administrator Andrea Phillips wants citizens to be aware of aid for nonprofit groups, an upcoming town-wide cleanup and vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Phill...

DATE: Sep 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Trustees ponder first pot shop Marijuana dispensary to be considered

A public hearing will be held at Town Hall at 7 p.m. tonight as trustees weigh whether to allow the first medical marijuana dispensary in Mancos. Local businessman Jim Cody first ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

School hosts Twin Topics Series

To better engage the community, school officials plan to launch what they are calling a "Twin Topics Series" starting on Thursday. Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District Superinten...

DATE: Sep 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge denies gag order, for now

A judge ruled Thursday that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a gag order in the public corruption case against former Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk. Cronk’...

DATE: Sep 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez updates HAZMAT training

A methamphetamine lab, an outbreak of anthrax and a hazardous material spill are all possible scenarios locally. Time is of the essence when responding to a hazardous material inc...

DATE: Sep 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chase ends with fatality

An Arizona man involved in high-speed chase with the Colorado State Patrol was pronounced dead on the scene last week following a head-on collision with a semi-truck. A Colorado ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Convicted offender accused of preying on family

Within six weeks of inviting a needy family with three daughters to move into his Cortez home, a convicted sex offender allegedly sexually abused the youngest child, an 8-year-old, multiple ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

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