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DAYTON – During their regular meeting last week, the Columbia County Hospital District board named interim co-CEOs to fill in after the departure of current CEO Jon Smiley. Smiley resigned effective Sept. 30.

Chief Financial Officer Lee Holter and Chief Operations Officer Shane McGuire will serve as co-CEOs until the board names a permanent replacement for Smiley. That decision is expected to be made later this year.

According to CCHS Human Resources Director Steve Stahl, the committee reviewing applications for CEO has narrowed the list of candidate names down to five. The board met in e...