Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: tbaker@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Salute to veterans

Trumpets, drums, choral singers and rumbling motorcycles were all heard at the annual Cortez Veterans Day parade on Tuesday. Lining Montezuma Avenue, hundreds of young and old gathered to wave...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect in auto thefts apprehended

A 26-year-old man is accused of stealing multiple vehicles from a local auto dealer over Halloween weekend. He was captured after attempting to steal a county tanker. Roscoe Hampson, address...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Killer claims his attorney was ineffective

A 29-year-old Dolores man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last year now contends that his court-appointed attorney was ineffective. Luther Hampson is serving 25 years in prison after he...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Figure in Rule case charged

A stalled vehicle-theft investigation involving a former Montezuma County commissioner has finally shifted into gear. In connection to the 2012 Colorado State Patrol probe, an arrest warrant was...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

VA announces reduced delays

The Veterans Affairs Department reported last week that wait times for appointments at VA health care facilities had been reduced by 18 percent since May. In June, more than 100 VA clinics were...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Suspect in auto thefts apprehended

A 26-year-old man is accused of stealing multiple vehicles from a local auto dealer over Halloween weekend. He was captured after attempting to steal a county tanker. Roscoe Hampson, address...

DATE: Nov. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Nowlin wins in landslide

After winning at the ballot box by a 3-1 margin on Nov. 4, Montezuma County sheriff-elect Steve Nowlin will be sworn into office on Jan. 13. According to unofficial results, 9,790 total votes were...

DATE: Nov. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

The Cowans: American heroes

About 100 people attended a Veterans Day breakfast Tuesday to honor all the military personnel and their families that sacrificed so much for the country.“Today, Veterans Day is dedicated to the...

DATE: Nov. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City Hall to host public hearing on marijuana

Despite objections to change the city’s retail marijuana ordinance last month, municipal leaders could amend a distance requirement tonight. Last month, the Cortez City Council refused to modify...

DATE: Nov. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Convicted killer files jailhouse motions

A 29-year-old Dolores man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last year now contends that his court-appointed attorney was ineffective. Luther Hampson is serving 25 years in prison after he...

DATE: Nov. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rule associate arrested, charged

A stalled vehicle-theft investigation involving a former Montezuma County commissioner has finally shifted into gear.In connection to the 2012 Colorado State Patrol probe, an arrest warrant was...

DATE: Nov. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect in auto theft nabbed

A 26-year-old man is accused of stealing multiple vehicles from a local auto dealer over Halloween weekend. He was captured after attempting to steal a county tanker. Roscoe Hampson, address...

DATE: Nov. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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