Hospital thanks county for $1 million

Like anything, a 40-year-old building shows signs of wear. Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County is no exception.

Sweetwater Memorial has a list of projects on its maintenance list. One of those at the top of that list is a project to upgrade the hospital’s heating and cooling system at a cost of approximately $3.25 million.

Cooling towers, chillers, pumps and the steam system all must be upgraded.

To help resolve those issues, the Sweetwater County Commission recently set aside $1 million to help cover the costs.

Commissioners Wally Johnson, Randy Wendling and Don Van Matre and outgoing comm...