Position: Reporter

Email: michaelm@cortezjournal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6034

About: Michael Maresh is the education, county and public lands reporter for the Journal. Maresh grew up in Phoenix Ariz., and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in the late 1990s and has been a reporter for various newspapers for the last 15 years, most recently with the Rio Grande SUN in Española, N.M. which is 23 miles north of Santa Fe.
When not working, Maresh likes to run, hike, barbecue and is a sports fanatic to the fullest when it comes to football, basketball and baseball.
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Lawsuit against county moves forward

The lawsuit filed by the Denver Health and Hospital Authority against the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office for the cost of treating a man shot by deputies appears to be moving forward.Attorneys...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

History is her passion

After a 15-year career working at Mesa Verde National Park, Linda Towle decided to retire. Now, five years later she is busier than ever volunteering in something she’s passionate about.“I was not...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Living

Dead prairie dogs prompted plague scare

Montezuma County Health officials were on high alert recently after a few prairie dogs turned up dead, which sometimes could be related to the plague.Melissa Mathews, health inspector for the...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Write-in off: Hughes takes new job

Come January, the new district attorney for the 22nd Judicial District will be Will Furse.Last Friday, Furse's challenger, Andy Hughes, sent a letter to the Colorado Secretary of State's Office...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Between a rock and a hard place

The first time Regina Womack used methamphetamine she was only 14.That first time led to her being addicted to the drug for the next 27 years.It was a nightmare of a life, but the drug hooked her...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lehi accepts plea in murder case

Pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter

DATE: Sept. 1, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Thefts topped 2011 crime numbers

Local law enforcement officials are blaming the drug problem as one of the reasons for the number of thefts that occur in the region. According to figures from the Cortez Police Department, there...

DATE: Aug. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Council wants to keep it local

City stays with businesses preference policy

DATE: Aug. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

No limit for medical marijuana facilities

The Cortez City Council in late July adopted an ordinance that removes the cap limit for the number of medical marijuana facilities.While the council did not set the number of medical marijuana...

DATE: Aug. 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sales taxes on the rise

The Weber Fire took two weeks to contain, depleted firefighting and emergency resources, but at the same time did have an impact on city sales tax in Cortez, according to figures released by the...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business

Police wait for warrant from DA

The Cortez Police Department is waiting for the District Attorney’s Office to issue or deny an arrest warrant for a Cortez man who allegedly stabbed another patron at Blondie’s Pub and Grill on...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

County asks judge to dismiss hospital’s lawsuit

Attorneys for the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office have asked a judge to dismiss a $158,000 lawsuit filed against MCSO by the Denver Health and Hospital Authority for the cost of treating a man...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

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