New Frontiers Health Services

Dr. Rains grew up on a farm 6 miles east of Wallace Kansas and graduated from Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs. She attended undergraduate at Fort Hays State University, majoring in chemistry. She then went to medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in 1996.
Her Family Practice residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City was completed in 1999. Celeste began her practice in Oakley in August of 1999. Her family includes her husband, Mike, and 4 boys Mason, Macoy, McKellen, and Morgan.

Dr. Herscher grew up in Sutherlin, Oregon. He attended Pacific Union College in northern California and graduated with a degree in biochemistry. He attended Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 1981. His internship was at Waldo General Hospital in Seattle Washington. John started a surgical residency in Cleveland, Ohio and then went into Family Practice for one year in Oregon. At that time he moved to Holiday, Florida for an office and hospital practice and practiced there for 16 years. He became board certified in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulation in 2001 following by 12 years of practice back in Oregon. He joined Logan County Health Services in March of 2013. His family include wife Lynne and 4 sons.

Kyle earned his Master of Science in Nursing degree, with Family Nurse Practitioner emphasis from Wichita State University in 2013. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from Newman University in Wichita, KS and received his board certification from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and licensed as an RN and NP in the state of Kansas. He holds certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support. While working as an RN at Via Christi in Wichita, KS, Kyle had experience in Emergency Medicine, the Burn Center, and the Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit.  He did his third and final clinical rotation at New Frontiers in Oakley. Kyle and his family fell in love with the town and community and quickly decided this is where they would like to raise their children. Kyle and his wife Lindsay have 1 daughter and 3 sons.

Kerri knew at an early age she wanted to be a nurse. Her Grandma was in the nursing home and she went to visit her daily. She fell in love with geriatrics, and returned to the same nursing home at age 16 for her first job as a CNA. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, KS in 1991. She attended Fort Hays State University earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1995; and her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner in 2000. Kerri joined the staff at New Frontiers clinic in February of 2020.

Tara Powell is a board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  She was born and raised in Colby and attended Colby Community College where she received her Associate’s degree in nursing.  She continued her education receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Fort Hays State University.  Her Master’s degree specializing in pediatrics and Doctorate of Nursing Practice were obtained from Maryville University.  Tara’s experience includes the medical-surgical unit, women’s health center, pediatric unit, pediatric oncology unit, pediatric ICU, newborn nursery, and the neonatal ICU.  She is a member of The American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau.
Tara and her husband Scott have 2 daughters, Maleia and Hannah.  After moving around the world due to Scott’s military career, they have decided to return to the area to be closer to family.  Tara enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, dancing, and riding horses.

Megan was raised on a farm north of Deerfield, Kansas. She graduated from Deerfield High School in 2010. Following high school, she attended Colby Community College for 2 years. Megan then moved to Hays and received an Associate’s degree in nursing from North Central Kansas Technical College in 2014. She lived in Garden City for a year and worked at St. Catherine’s Hospital. In 2015, she moved to Oakley and began working at Logan County Hospital as a night shift charge nurse. In 2016, she transferred to New Frontier’s where she worked as a clinic nurse for Dr. Rains for 6 years. In 2019, Megan graduated from Tabor College with a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and graduated with a Master’s in nursing from Chamberlain University in December of 2022. Megan is now a board-certified family nurse practitioner. Her nursing experience includes long-term care, acute care, inpatient medical oncology, emergency department, and clinic. Megan is married to Caleb Baalman. They have 2 boys, Karter and Bennett, and a daughter, Peyton. In her free time she enjoys anything that involves spending time with her family and being outdoors. She also has a special interest in women’s health, nutrition, and fitness.

Kimberly graduated from Lakin High School in 1991. She always knew she wanted to be a nurse, and earned her Associates of Science in nursing from Garden City Community College in 2007. At the start of her career, she enjoyed working in the surgery, acute care, and long term care, eventually settling in the operating room and spent most of the beginning of her nursing tenure there. Kimberly completed her Bachelors of Science in nursing through the University of Phoenix in 2010.  She married a farmer/rancher from Gove Kansas and that brought her to Logan County Health Services in 2016, where she has enjoyed working at New Frontiers Health Services, moving into the Clinic Director position in 2020. Her biggest joy is spending time with her 5 children and 2 grandchildren. In her spare time, she likes to be at the lake or reading a book. Sometimes, you will even see her dog Sioux visiting patients and staff in the clinic and hospital, raising everyone’s spirits and bringing smiles to everyone she encounters.