Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Born and raised in Harlan, Iowa, Dr. Ryan Behrend always knew he wanted to go into a medical field, but it wasn't until a chance encounter that he decided to become a chiropractor.

"I came out here on wheat harvest and I met my wife, Dr. McConnell's daughter, Tabitha," he said. "When I met my wife, I met Dr. McConnell too, and he was my mentor in that way. I always wanted to do something in the health field but didn't always have a clear direction in what I wanted to do. After meeting him and seeing how passionate he was about it, I became interested."

Behrend married Tabitha and they began...