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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South Broadway project hits bump

The reconstruction of Highway 160 on South Broadway between McElmo and Maple streets in Cortez that started in July has slowed after problems surfaced.Nanci Regnier of Regnier & Associates, Inc.,...

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

Prepare to rock the block

After a one-year hiatus, the KSJD Community Radio Project Block Party returns on Saturday.Melissa Betrone, development director for KSJD, said there will be music and performances starting at 6...

DATE: Aug. 23, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Homeowner battles driller, county

Woman says fracking caused explosion that damaged home

DATE: Aug. 23, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bike race to impact traffic

Highways 160 and 184 will be closed up to two hours on Monday due to the second annual USA Pro Cycling Challenge that will start in Durango and end in Telluride, according to the Colorado State...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Council gets update from retail association

In a work session on Tuesday night, the Cortez City Council received a presentation from the Cortez Retail Enhancement Association, whose mission is to promote Cortez and its businesses within a...

DATE: Aug. 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Battle Rock Charter School to get new building for library

Students attending Battle Rock Charter School this year will have access to a library for the very first time.The library will be located in a modular building that was donated by the...

DATE: Aug. 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

M.A.D. Women art show

A mother and daughter, both lifetime artists, have teamed up for an art show that started last Friday evening at the Cortez Cultural Center.The M.A.D. exhibit is named for “Mother And...

DATE: Aug. 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

TCAP scores flat in school district

The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 results in the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program, formally called the CSAP test, was mostly flat from last year, according to statistics from the...

DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mulling more for meals

Food prices for breakfast and lunches in the Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 could increase by more than the 25-cent proposal by the district.Superintendent Alex Carter on Tuesday night said...

DATE: Aug. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear spotted in Cortez

Cortez received a hungry but unwelcome visitor foraging for food on Sunday morning.The Cortez Police Department reported that at about 3:30 a.m. it received a phone call about a bear in a tree...

DATE: Aug. 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Packing legally grows popular

Concealed carry permits about personal protection

DATE: Aug. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Taking a thorough look

Approximately 20 community members gathered Thursday morning at Montezuma-Cortez High School to get a better look at the aging facility.The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 hopes to replace...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

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