Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: tbaker@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Candidates for assessor weigh in on KM

If elected, both GOP candidates for tax assessor indicated they would not afford Kinder Morgan with any special tax treatment. Last year, the company paid the county more than $3.7 million in...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local farms plan hemp test

Two Montezuma County farmers will be among some 100 across Colorado to grow close to 1,300 acres of industrial hemp this year. Last fall, Sharon Stewart organized Hemp Talks/Western Slope to bring...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

The guardians of the Ancients

Utilizing an acrylic polymer mortar and tuck pointers, three Hopi stonemasons are stabilizing ancient ruins at Hovenweep National Monument. “The work is important so future generations can enjoy...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

A family never forgets

It was April 9, 2004, Good Friday, when Marine Lance Cpl. Chance R. Phelps was killed during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. At 19, Phelps had been out of boot camp less than a year...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Senior awarded Boettcher scholarship

Although not quite sure what her future holds, Abby Lock envisions perhaps one day teaching abroad or working as a translator. The Montezuma-Cortez High School senior was recently awarded the...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Industrial hemp gets thumbs-up

Both Republican candidates in the Montezuma County commissioner’s race said they’d support efforts to permit industrial hemp. Questioned Monday at a Young Professional candidate forum, candidates...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff candidates weigh in on rights

“There is much local and national controversy about the Second Amendment, but we know the Bill of Rights contains nine others,” said District Attorney Will Furse. “What other amendments are...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

County adopts non-native species ban

Local residents found in violation of a new Montezuma County non-native animal species law, a Class 2 misdemeanor, could be fined up to $1,000 and jailed for 12 months. Unanimously approved by...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Debate heats up Sanitation meeting

“You’re hijacking democracy!” a woman yelled.“You all should be fired,” moaned another woman.“Is this legal?” another woman questioned.These were a few of the remarks belted out by concerned...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde names artist in residence for 2014

The 2014 Mesa Verde National Park artists in residence series kicks off next month with a Navajo-Hopi painter from Farmington. Venaya Yazzie's colorful paintings reflect Native feminine figures as...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Meet candidates for county coroner

Questioned if they would support an initiative requiring coroners to hold medical or scientific credentials, only one candidate for Montezuma County coroner said yes. “Many states have mandates in...

DATE: April 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

CSU visits students to inspire dreams

Just before noon on Monday, eighth-grade science teacher Janice Bayles pointed at a redheaded boy seemed to struggle down the bleachers during an assembly in the Cortez Middle School gym. She...

DATE: April 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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