County approves ARPA-funded bonuses

By Allison Joy CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $51,200 worth of bonuses for county staff at its Dec. 14 general meeting, to be paid for with a portion of the $2 million Iron County received in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.  Across 21 elected or appointed county staff, $31,000 was allocated in bonuses. Nine corrections union…