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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Cole takes felony guilty plea

A man who initially was arrested in Durango on July 6 on suspicion of kidnapping, pleaded guilty Thursday morning in District Court on the charge of defrauding an innkeeper. Lee Roy Cole, 51, was...

DATE: July 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Carver returned to her hometown roots

In 1988 Susan Carver had just turned 18, just gotten married and could not wait to leave Cortez.Carver, 42, moved to Lemitar, N.M., with her husband, where most of his family lived.Now, a decade...

DATE: July 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: Living

Assessing a piece of local history

The McElmo Creek Flume, located off Highway 160 just near the Montezuma County Fairgrounds, was assessed Monday and Tuesday to determine its condition, which will be followed by a more detailed...

DATE: July 26, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Re-1 hopes for a full board

The Montezuma-Cortez School Board Re-1 is scrambling to find a replacement for board member Beth Howell, who resigned her seat after her husband took a job in Albuquerque. Finding a board...

DATE: July 26, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plea deal ends drama

The man, who was initially arrested in Durango on July 6 on suspicion of kidnapping, has accepted a plea agreement from prosecutors in the 22nd Judicial District. Lee Roy Cole, 51, was arrested...

DATE: July 24, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe members receive funds

Members from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received almost $12,500 as part of the distribution plan involving federal settlement money that was approved by its tribal council.Under the agreement,...

DATE: July 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Asphalt plant OK’d for Mancos

The Montezuma County Commission Monday afternoon unanimously approved two permits needed to construct a temporary asphalt plant near Mancos. The plant that will be used to provide materials for a...

DATE: July 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kuhn takes plea

A 19-year-old Dolores man pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in district court on a charge of manslaughter that involved the death of his infant daughter.When Dylan Kuhn is sentenced on Sept. 25, he...

DATE: July 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Re-1 now looks ahead to November election

A half-off sale is how the Montezuma-Cortez School Board Re-1 characterized the need to move forward with a bond initiative in the November election to match the funds the district received from...

DATE: July 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Council looks to raise medical marijuana center limit

Number of medical marijuana centers could double

DATE: July 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sobering DUI statistics

Driving-under-the-influence statistics from the Colorado District Attorney 22nd Judicial District, and for Montezuma and Dolores counties, show that drinking and driving continues to be a big...

DATE: July 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

City officials debate blight fight

The Cortez City Council Tuesday night was informed by building and code officials about blighted structures in the community.Building official Sam Proffer wanted to get council’s input on what, if...

DATE: July 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

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