Tobie Baker
Position: Staff reporter

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 ...

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 ...

Sexual contact allegation dismissed against fired deputy

A former Montezuma County sheriff’s deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing related to an accusation of inappropriately touching a suspect. The accusation was made by a 52-year-...

Re-1 digs deep for funding, energy

17-year payoff projected for geothermal system

Court unseals Cronk case file

Undersheriff’s sale<br/>of guns questioned

School lockdown rattles Dolores

A man wanted for parole violation provoked the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office to temporarily lock down the school in Dolores on Friday. John Finocchiaro, 30, had eluded local l...

Residents wary of chain stores

Online survey shows <br/>strong opposition

Rolston tapped as trustee

Alan Rolston stepped into the public spotlight last week as the newest trustee for the Town of Mancos. After a half-hour public interview process before sitting trustees, Rolston ...

Blasting around town, smiling

Rally in the Valley puts seniors on big bikes

Town Hall tackles illegal Red Arrow gold mill

One Mancos Valley resident is concerned that an unpermitted milling operation could potentially pollute the ground water. A private land use consultant, Brian Kimble, addressed t...

Downpours are welcome but won’t end the drought

With nearly three inches of rainfall recorded in Cortez last week, the city has exceeded average precipitation for the year. “We were way above normal for the month of August,” sa...

Bankruptcy stalls Red Arrow eviction

A business partner in the Red Arrow Gold Mine has filed for bankruptcy in Texas, forcing a judge to stay an eviction hearing in Colorado. “The entire case at this point is in a ho...