Iron County Clerk Saari hands reins to Christan Brandt

By P.J. GLISSON

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HURLEY — Iron County Clerk Michael Saari was all smiles on Thursday of last week.

It was his final day on the job, and coworkers were about to send him off with a farewell party.

Saari had a 25-year career with the county, having started in January 1999.

Over the quarter-century of his tenure, he worked closely with the public and the Iron County Board of Supervisors and its committees.

Saari once served on the board himself, representing Hurley from 1982-1984 before he moved to Oma.

At that time, he said the board had 19 representatives. Now there are 1...