The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Phillips County Rural Water District 1 public water supply system located in Phillips County.

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:

Ann Janelle Smith, of Abilene, Ks, died June 20, 2023 at Village Manor Nursing Home in Abilene, Kansas.

After graduation from Abilene High School, she attended Manhattan Bible College in Manhattan. She then completed her LPN certificate and spent ten years serving as a nurse in the medical clinic on the Indian Reservation east of Polson, Montana. On the death of her father, she returned to help her mother adjust and continued to live in Abilene. She became the dietician for the Dickinson County Jail. She served there for 27 years, until retirement.

Danny Thomas Houston passed away Friday, June 16, 2023, at his home in Plainville, at the age of 53.

He was born on May 10, 1970, to George Thomas and Tressia Mae (Gardner) Houston in Shenandoah, Iowa.

Danny grew up in Red Oak, Iowa and graduated from Clarinda High School in 1982. He was a police officer in Red Oak for many years.

He enjoyed rock and roll music and loved spending time with his family—especially his kids and grandkids.