The Journal

Position: Reporter

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. Read More

Alcohol at the 12 Hours of Mesa Verde?

An annual event that attracts more than 1,000 people a year to Montezuma County is coming back this year with a potential added twist.Twelve Hours of Mesa Verde Director Dani Gregory approached the...

DATE: April 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents graduate from family leadership institute

Eleven Montezuma County residents were honored Thursday night for graduating from the Montelores Family Leadership Training Institute.The 11 graduates were recognized after going through a 20-week...

DATE: April 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community garden prepares for second year

The Day Labor Enterprise Garden is coming back for its second year after producing more than 300 pounds of vegetables in its first year of existence.Anna Bousquet, manager of the Day Labor Center,...

DATE: April 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News

Enrollment down, $400,000 gone

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District lost more than $443,000 in state funding for the 2011-12 school year because enrollment dropped by 72 students, district records show.Districts are mostly...

DATE: March 31, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News