Tobie Baker
Position: Staff reporter

Town stalls on solar proposal

A plan to treat drinking water using the sun was met with silence last week by Mancos officials. After town officials were presented with a proposal to install a 60-kilowatt DC ph...

For ‘Mr. Dan,’ the first day of school, one last time

Noel Daniel Imel will walk the hallways at Kemper Elementary on the first day of classes tomorrow, but it will be his last first day of school. “I’ve learned a lot from this job,...

Sparsely financed

AHC depends<br/>on widely varied<br/>funding sources

District attorney’s office investigates fired deputy

Woman alleges <br/>Harper fondled her<br/>during traffic stop

Abby Lock is ready to lead Panther Press

Tapped as an outstanding career and technical education student, senior Abby Lock will serve as editor-in-chief this year of the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panther Press. Last y...

Fungi business mushrooming

Farmers near Mancos fill niche

Residents can learn how to fight fire

A firefighter is defined as an individual employed to extinguish fires and rescue people. But what exactly does that mean? The Cortez Fire Protection District is preparing to offe...

Marshal issues warning about school-zone speed

The first day of classes in Mancos was Tuesday, and law enforcement officials are reminding motorists to obey posted speed limits. The friendly reminder to obey the posted 20 m....

Cortez Sanitation District shelves rate study for now

Some Cortez Sanitation District customers could see their rates double, or even triple, when a new rate structure is adopted next year. CSD board chairman Dave Waters issued the w...

Pot-sale ban inches forward

Public hearing<br/>set for Aug. 27

Grand jury indicts Cronk

Ex-undersheriff<br/>to face total of 18 counts

Back to school

Superintendent is buzzing with energy<br/>as classes resume Wednesday