Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: tbaker@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Sheriff's comeback campaign advances

Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell's campaign for a second term in office moved forward Wednesday after filing enough petition signatures to make it onto the GOP primary ballot. Just after 8...

DATE: April 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Sheriff's comeback campaign advances

Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell's campaign for a second term in office moved forward Wednesday after filing enough petition signatures to make it onto the GOP primary ballot. Just after 8...

DATE: April 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

District stresses positive thinking

The average time required to turn a failing school around is five years, twice the average tenure of a school principal. That was the outlook Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter...

DATE: April 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Site of Sharkstooth avalanche remains dangerous

Despite an air reconnaissance mission on Wednesday, the body of a missing Montezuma County snowmobiler has yet to be recovered. Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell and avalanche expert Dale...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Real life

At 23, life hasn’t always been easy for Anthony Chavez, a former drug addict who dreams of one day becoming a professional skateboarder. Even as an infant, Chavez said his biological father, a...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Candidates answer Journal questionnaire

Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell has not given up on his campaign to seek a second term in office. Despite losing the GOP nod to be placed on the ballot at last week’s Republican General...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suckla questions sheriff’s budget

A comparative study of jurisdictions with similar populations reveals that the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office budget might be swollen. Ordered by Montezuma County Commissioner Larry Don Suckla,...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health chief quits after DUI plea

Montezuma County Health Department Director Lori Cooper resigned Friday after pleading guilty to a DUI charge. An interim director is expected to be named this week. The news was announced at a...

DATE: March 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - Living

BYU television filming reality show in Four Corners

The Emmy Award winning reality series "The Story Trek" plans to film a new episode across Southwest Colorado starting this week. BYUtv officials recently announced they plan to film an unplanned...

DATE: March 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Health director resigns after guilty plea in DUI

Montezuma County Health Department Director Lori Cooper resigned her post Friday after pleading guilty to a drunken-driving charge. An interim director is expected to be named this week. The news...

DATE: March 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

City vote may be canceled

Four candidates, including two incumbents, are likely to be elected as new city leaders tonight. A 2004 city ordinance authorizes the cancellation of an election if fewer candidates qualify than...

DATE: March 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health director Cooper resigns

Montezuma County Health Department Director Lori Cooper resigned her post Friday after pleading guilty to a drunken-driving charge. An interim director is expected to be named this week. The news...

DATE: March 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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