Articles by Fred Swift


Health board seeking new administrator

The Hamilton County Health Board, which met Thursday morning, is in the process of accepting applications for a new department director. Former director Barry McNulty died on Dec. 17 after…




Reporter’s top stories of 2020

Rarely in our time has there been an event that has affected every person in our county as has the current COVID-19 epidemic. About 275 lives have been lost to…




Opiates remain a killer locally

The County Line With all the health news focused on the national pandemic crisis, there has been little to no attention given to the continuing number of fatal drug cases….