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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Cool kids at middle school?

When school resumes in a little more than three weeks, Cortez Middle School will remain without a working conditioner, the Montezuma-Cortez School Board Re-1 was informed during its Tuesday...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Re-1 stocked with bus drivers

The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 transportation department will have a surplus of bus drivers for the 2012-13 school year.Lena Galloway, transportation coordinator for Re-1, said the...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

What will bond cost?

The school bond voters will need to pass for Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 to receive the funds from the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant to build a new high school would cost...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grappling with fair fun

The first-time professional wrestling event for the 2012 Montezuma County Fair wasn’t as successful as organizers had hoped.The event did not draw enough people to break even fair organizers said...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bringing beef to the fair

Two years and counting.Maniesha Buck, 17, who had the grand champion market steer in 2011, duplicated that feat Thursday night during the beef competition at the 2012 Montezuma County Fair.Before...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute council rejects Hayes recall effort

After the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe recall against Council Chairman Gary Hates was rejected by the Tribal Council, recall leaders are now considering legal action.A press release from the tribe stated...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bark raving mad

When Montezuma County Commissioners were asked July 23 what it could do to solve the problem of incessantly barking dogs, they decided that this would fall under the already established...

DATE: Aug. 2, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hughes ready for write-in quest

Montezuma and Dolores county residents will have a choice in November’s general election when it comes to district attorney candidates for the 22nd Judicial District.Assistant District Attorney...

DATE: Aug. 2, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wet July helps end fire bans

Montezuma County Commissioners Monday morning agreed to suspend the fire ban that had been in place since June 9 after Sheriff Dennis Spruell told them that was the recommendation of fire chiefs...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eat Healthy Eat Local program kicks off

Livewell Montezuma has kicked off yet another program aimed at healthy eating while using local goods.Kim Lindgren, community food coordinator for Livewell Montezuma, said the program called Eat...

DATE: July 31, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

4-H’ers ready for the show

The Montezuma County Fair 4-H program this year will honor a 4-H leader who lost her battle to cancer this past spring.Sissy Dennison served as leader of the Battlerock 4-H Club for 17 years, said...

DATE: July 31, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Charter school organizers to present plan to Re-1 board of education

The organizer of the proposed Mesa Verde STEAM Academy Charter School is gearing up to present a proposal to the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Board in late August.Kay Phelps has come before the...

DATE: July 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

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