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

Missteps, truck woes help snare two-time suspect

Footprints in the snow led authorities to a suspected car thief in October, and the same defendant reportedly broke down on the highway after stealing a second vehicle in December. ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Local farmers convene for discussion about hemp

About 20 area farmers convened over the weekend to discuss the viability of producing industrial hemp in Southwest Colorado. After the hour-and-a-half long open discussion on Sun...

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Missteps, truck woes help snare two-time suspect

A 39-year-old Mancos man with contortionist skills loves Dodge trucks. He attempted to steal two with 31 days late last year. Footprints in the snow led authorities to an eyewitne...

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

First baby of the new year surprises new Cortez parents

Alvarez family planned for a home birth, but Sam didn’t go along

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City awards $30,000 in grants

The city of Cortez approved grant funding in the new year for child-abuse awareness, a children’s bicycle helmet program, a soup kitchen, an emergency shelter and for women’s health, to name...

DATE: Jan 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local farmers unite to talk about hemp

About 20 area farmers convened over the weekend to discuss the viability of producing industrial hemp in Southwest Colorado. After the hour-and-a-half long open discussion on Sun...

DATE: Jan 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride is selling, and ‘business is good’

TELLURIDE – On New Year’s Day, the first day to sell recreational marijuana legally in Colorado, Adam Raleigh said he was glad he ignored his father’s advice against becoming a ganjapreneur....

DATE: Jan 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hemp farmers plan weekend meeting in Cortez

A 45-year marijuana grower believes hemp farming could revolutionize the local agricultural economy. “Jobs, jobs, jobs,” said Lu Nettleton. “And I’m talking high-skilled, high-pay...

DATE: Jan 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Survey shows 75 percent of Main Street drivers wear seat belts

Along Main Street on Saturday, three out of four Cortez motorists wore seat belts while driving, but only three in five passengers buckled up. The Cortez Journal used proven high...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez pot debate looms

In the New Year, Cortez leaders are expected to spark a debate over the realization of voter-approved marijuana reform. In 2013, the City of Cortez opted to delay repealing prohibition on r...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pot sales begin in Telluride, and ‘business is good’

On New Year’s Day, the first day to sell recreational marijuana legally in Colorado, Adam Raleigh said he’s glad he ignored his father’s advice against becoming a ganjapreneur. “B...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jail inmate's death blamed on heart

Man found in cell in distress, pronounced dead at hospital

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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