Colorado Governor Jared Polis has appointed Ian J. MacLaren to the Dolores County Court in the 22nd Judicial District. The vacancy was created by the resignation of the Honorable Matthew G. Margeson and is effective June 1, 2024.

MacLaren is the Montezuma County Attorney, a position he has held since 2021. His practice consists of civil matters. MacLaren is also a Dove Creek Municipal Court Judge, a position he has held since 2023. His docket consists of municipal matters.

When you think of Colorado agriculture, cattle ranching might be the first thing to come to mind, but we’re home to a sweet industry as well: sugarbeets. As a fourth-generation sugarbeet farmer whose family has grown sugarbeets in Colorado for more than 100 years, I know just how important sugar production is to Colorado.

That’s why I recently joined more than 75 other sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers from across the country to meet with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., and ask Congress to pass a farm bill that includes a strong U.S. sugar policy.