(KLZA)-- Although it won’t be for three years, a new doctor has committed to joining the staff at the Pawnee County Memorial Hospital / Clinic. 

According to the Pawnee Republican, Pawnee City native Kent Niss plans to come home when he finishes his three-year medical residency in Salina, Kansas.  

Niss, the son of Randy and Deb Niss attends the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  He will be certified in family medicine