Tobie Baker
Position: Staff reporter

Man gets 6 years treatment in sex case

Man not deemed a violent offender

Audio gives a look into sheriff’s office

Rumors, performance, Spruell’s style revealed

Superintendent’s contract extended

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Superintendent Alex Carter received a two-year contract extension last week. The agreement commits Carter to serving through 2016. The school board ...

Governor OKs four-year degrees for state’s community colleges

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation last week allowing community colleges to offer four-year degrees in career and technical fields. Twenty-one other states offer similar ...

Osprey awarded $164,000 job incentive

State growth package requires new jobs

Charter school OK’d, with conditions

Board votes 7-0, but is concerned about money

City clerk corrects election date blunder (it’s April 8)

April Fool’s Day came early at City Hall. According to City Clerk Linda Smith, a citizen noticed that the municipal election was mistakenly scheduled for April 1 and alerted a ci...

Sheriff rejects rights claim from ’13 arrest

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office is standing behind a deputy accused of civil rights violations. “Sgt. (Adam) Alcon was not reprimanded, as he did nothing wrong,” said Montez...

Sheriff gets demand for $60,000

Two people arrested last summer by a Montezuma County Sheriff's deputy have requested a $60,000 settlement in an attempt to avoid litigation. The five-page settlement demand was s...

Judge rejects Cronk plea, requires 30-day jail term

District Court Judge Todd Plewe rejected a proposed plea deal Thursday for former Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk. Plewe turned down the agreement late Thursday, Feb. 20...

Judge OKs district attorney to prosecute Cronk

District Attorney Will Furse received a green light last week to prosecute public corruption charges against a former local lawman. Charged with 17 felony counts of embezzlement, ...

Judge rejects Cronk plea, requires jail

District Court Judge Todd Plewe rejected a proposed plea deal Thursday for former Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk. Plewe turned down the agreement late Thursday, Feb. 20...