Tobie Baker
Position: Staff reporter

Some city workers to get raises

Compensation study shows half of municipal employees are underpaid

Sanitation district revisits rates

A preliminary rate study suggests the Cortez Sanitation District should bill all its customers a known flat rate. Commissioned by the Cortez Sanitation District (CSD), the study w...

Roatcap fire case inches toward trial

“I got this one beat, boy!” That’s what Roger “Bucky” Stratton boasted upon exiting the district court house Tuesday afternoon following a 3½ hour motions hearing. His attorney, p...

Local felony suspect arrested in Texas

The U.S. Marshals Service apprehended a fugitive in Texas on felony charges originating out of Montezuma County. According to reports, a Montezuma County sheriff detective develop...

Plotting a healthy harvest

Cortez Community Garden offers free food plots

Free virtual legal aid offered

Pro se is Latin for do-it-yourself. Records show the number of Colorado family law cases without any attorney involved has increased by more than 60 percent over the last decade....

Mural is a traffic-stopper for Mancos

In the spring and fall, cattle drives near Mancos on Highway 160 can halt traffic. "People will get out of their cars to take pictures of the mountains," said Mancos Liquor storeo...

Library brightened for children

The children’s section at the Cortez Public Library was officially unveiled Thursday evening at a dedication ceremony. Cortez City Manager Shane Hale said the recent makeover at ...

Family Dollar fire probe continues

Last month’s fire at Family Dollar remains under investigation, but officials hope to have a final report late next week. “The investigation is ongoing,” said Cortez Police Det. L...