Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: tbaker@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Head-on collisions seriously injure 2

Two head-on collisions occurred Sunday, one on Highway 160 near Mile Marker 37, and the other in Mesa Verde National Park. Cortez Police Department Lt. Andy Brock said officers responded to the...

DATE: April 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Sanitation vote puts squeeze on candidate

The Cortez Sanitation District threw a wrench into the Montezuma County Commissioners' race Monday. With a 4-1 vote Monday, April 14, CSD directors approved a resolution that bars current board...

DATE: April 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Hemp gains in Dolores County

The Dolores County Development Corp. has partnered with a local advocacy group to help educate area farmers about industrial hemp opportunities. Members of the DCDC board voted unanimously Monday...

DATE: April 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Minorities compose half of jail population

Questioned last month about the disproportionate number of minorities incarcerated locally, both candidates for Montezuma County sheriff indicated that there was no inequality. "I have not observed...

DATE: April 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Minorities compose half of jail population

Questioned last month about the disproportionate number of minorities incarcerated locally, both candidates for Montezuma County sheriff indicated that there was no inequality. "I have not observed...

DATE: April 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Head-on collisions seriously injure 2

Two head-on collisions occurred Sunday, one on Highway 160 near Mile Marker 37, and the other in Mesa Verde National Park. Cortez Police Department Lt. Andy Brock said officers responded to the...

DATE: April 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Commissioners race hinges on Sanitation vote

The Cortez Sanitation District threw a wrench into the Montezuma County Commissioners' race Monday. With a 4-1 vote Monday, April 14, CSD directors approved a resolution that bars current board...

DATE: April 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Candidates for sanitation board agree: Rates stink

All three challengers seeking a seat on the Cortez Sanitation District board indicated the agency’s new rate structure might need to be flushed. On April 1, The Cortez Journal emailed a...

DATE: April 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City holds council training

At a municipal orientation session last week, the future city council nailed down its procedures to select the next mayor. The seven city council members will be sworn into office on April 22....

DATE: April 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two head-on collisions seriously injure 2 Sunday

Two head-on collisions occurred Sunday, one on Highway 160 near Mile Marker 37, and the other in Mesa Verde National Park. Cortez Police Department Lt. Andy Brock said officers responded to the...

DATE: April 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Minorities compose half of jail population

Questioned last month about the disproportionate number of minorities incarcerated locally, both candidates for Montezuma County sheriff indicated that there was no inequality. “I have not observed...

DATE: April 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

City leaders ponder mayoral post

At a workshop Tuesday, four city council members indicated they were interested in serving as the next mayor of Cortez. Before any procedural decisions were made, council member Shawna McLaughlin...

DATE: April 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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