Tobie Baker
Position: Staff reporter

Six qualify for Cortez municipal election

Two incumbents, a retired electrician, a full-time mother, a family attorney and a journalist are vying for one of four available seats on the Cortez city council. Retired educato...

Bond lowered for Baxstrom in attempted-murder case

Motion filed to help defendant pay legal fees

Carter again faces scrutiny over plan to demolish old M-CHS

Superintendent denies promising to tear it down

Mancos school board discusses college entrance exams

Community service remains a sticking point as requirement for graduation

Columbine ownership shifts in joint venture

Ownership at The Columbine in Mancos, one of Colorado’s oldest saloons, changed hands on New Year’s Day. Formerly held by a six-person partnership, The Columbine is now owned by T...

Utes, Cortez Middle School launch monthly science night

Cortez Middle School teachers are reaching out to tribal students and parents in Towaoc, offering a series of hands-on scientific experiments. “The purpose of the program is to pr...

Montezuma-Cortez superintendent Carter announces resignation

Superintendent sends email to teachers

Civil complaint seeks cleanup of M&M Truck Stop site

State prosecutors seek cleanup at M&M Truck Stop

Cortez Middle School science fair wows judges

From zapping zits with toothpaste to swabbing lockers for bacteria, scientific discovering at the Cortez Middle School is thriving. Held on Thursday, Jan. 15, the annual Cortez Mi...

Snow irritates Grand Avenue resident

Town leaders agree to buy a snowplow

Becker appointed to Town Board

Darrel Ellis to be memoralized

Republicans coming up empty in search for caucus site

Furse announces re-election bid as DA