Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: tbaker@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Vet reflects on WWII, atomic devastation

Drafted into the U.S. military at age 18, Bill Saulters said one of the most horrific scenes he ever witnessed was in Hiroshima, Japan. He served there after the atomic bomb was dropped 70 years...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Gardener stumbles into show with a help from ‘Lucifer’

Dedicated to Tom ‘Pop’ Miller Born on a Mississippi Delta plantation in a current-day ghost town, Tom “Pop” Miller owned and operated a family orchard and regional wholesale floral company. A...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vet reflects on WWII, atomic devastation

Drafted into the U.S. military at age 18, Bill Saulters said one of the most horrific scenes he ever witnessed was in Hiroshima, Japan. He served there after the atomic bomb was dropped 70 years...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drug trafficker gets 10-year term

It required three search warrants, but Cortez police ultimately found almost 3 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the trunk of a BMW. The driver of the car, Joseph Davis, 35, is now serving a...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man on probation for baby’s death is caught

A Cortez man who pleaded guilty in the 2011 death of his 6-month-old daughter has been apprehended after failing to appear for a revocation hearing. According to jail records, Dylan Kuhn, 22, of...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

County gives tax relief to farmers

In a move that's likely to be reversed by state officials, Montezuma County commissioners gave across-the-board tax relief to dryland and irrigation farmers this week. The issue was brought to...

DATE: July 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Judge stops pot event

District Court Judge Todd Plewe issued a restraining order on July 22 to bar the 32nd annual Colorado Invitational Bong-A-Thon marijuana competition from taking place next weekend near Stoner....

DATE: July 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Two wildfires reported in San Juan National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service continues to monitor two wildfires in the San Juan National Forest outside of Dolores. Neither is expected to threaten the public. As of press deadline on Monday, the larger...

DATE: July 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Speedway promoter fired

A Montezuma County Speedway promoter has been fired and banned from returning to the dirt track outside of Cortez after a civil dispute. Last week, Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin ordered...

DATE: July 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

County grants tax relief to farmers

In a move that's likely to be reversed by state officials, Montezuma County commissioners gave across-the-board tax relief to dryland and irrigation farmers this week. The issue was brought to...

DATE: July 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

McCarty versus Sinclair, Part 2

A Montezuma County man has indicated that he plans to file a counterclaim for damages against a regional oil company. A judge has advised him to proceed cautiously. Appearing via telephone at a...

DATE: July 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Two wildfires reported in San Juan National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service continues to monitor two wildfires in the San Juan National Forest outside of Dolores. Neither is expected to threaten the public. As of press deadline on Monday, the larger...

DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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