Position: Reporter

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: 970-564-6034

About: Michael Maresh is the education, county and public lands reporter for the Journal. Maresh grew up in Phoenix Ariz., and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in the late 1990s and has been a reporter for various newspapers for the last 15 years, most recently with the Rio Grande SUN in Española, N.M. which is 23 miles north of Santa Fe.
When not working, Maresh likes to run, hike, barbecue and is a sports fanatic to the fullest when it comes to football, basketball and baseball.
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Election is coming up fast

While the Nov. 6 election is about six weeks away most voters will have cast their ballots well before then.Montezuma County will be sending out mail-in ballots to voters who request them on Oct....

DATE: Sept. 22, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores man helps rescue crash victim

Sunday morning Pat Riley was in the right place at the right time.A semi truck, carrying frozen green beans crashed and he was the first on the scene. The big rig ran off the roadway on Highway 145...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Murder case arraignment postponed by judge again

A 27-year-old Dolores resident charged with first-degree murder had his arraignment postponed for another 56 days on Tuesday afternoon.The latest delay is to give Luther Hampson’s defense more time...

DATE: Sept. 20, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Transition preparations

The current and future district attorney for the 22nd Judicial District are talking about their hopes for a smooth transition when Will Furse assumes the position in January.Russell Wasley has held...

DATE: Sept. 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

More for water in 2013

Cortez residents will be paying more for water usage in 2013.City of Cortez Public Works Director Jack Nickerson informed the city council Tuesday night that the city was not charging enough to pay...

DATE: Sept. 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

UFO fears quickly shot down

Montezuma County’s UFO incident on Thursday morning failed to live up to the July 1947 Roswell, N.M. UFO incident where many still think an alien spacecraft crashed into a New Mexico farm and...

DATE: Sept. 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Making deals part of the judicial process

Plea bargains help manage the DA’s case load

DATE: Sept. 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Getting the message out about obesity

Concerned with the obesity in the nation, three local organizations are teaming up to show four films created by HBO, Kaiser Permanente and the Institute of Medicine, entitled “The Weight of the...

DATE: Sept. 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Council concerned over South Broadway work

Contractor still hopes project will finish on time

DATE: Sept. 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

A question of legalization

Opinions differ among county residents and leaders on legalizing the use and possession of small amounts of marijuana which voters will decide on in the November election. The latest poll shows the...

DATE: Sept. 13, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Deal ends county lawsuit case

Former Montezuma County Deputy Clerk Tammy Neely dropped her lawsuit — in lieu of a settlement — against Montezuma County last month.The suit alleged that County Clerk Carol Tullis and the county...

DATE: Sept. 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

No charges to be filed in stabbing

Blondie’s incident was ‘self-defense’

DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

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