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Published September 05, 2012, 12:00 AM

A different kind of family

After 34 years, Kevin and Marilyn Weedman say goodbye to the county hospital. Since 1978, Douglas County Hospital (DCH) has seen many changes. 1981 brought more hospital beds and advances in X-ray, surgery and outpatient facilities. Kevin and Marilyn Weedman are two of the very few who can say they have seen all of these changes before their very eyes.

By: Leah Stinson, Echo Press Intern, Alexandria Echo Press

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