22 HќќѠіђџȱ юћјђџ ђѐђњяђџȱ2016 Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Archbold, Ohio Since 1897, Farmers & Merchants State Bank has served the communities of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. F&M has provided banking products and services to customers in all their stages of life, through all of life’s milestones. ȱ ǭ ȱȱ¢ȱěȱ today than it was 100, 20, 10 or even Farmers & Merchants State Bank Farmers & Merchants State Bank serves northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Farmers State Bank, LaGrange In June 1915, a group of residents in Stroh gathered to organize a bank ȱȱȱ ȱĴȱ forming in LaGrange County. Five months later, on Nov. 16, 1915, ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱĜ- ly opened for business. In 1934, the bank established its headquarters in the town of LaGrange, and the Stroh Ĝȱȱȱęȱǯ Over the past century, the bank ȱȱȱĜȱȱ has grown its assets to exceed the only bank in Veedersburg for more than 80 years. In 1982 CentreBank expanded with a drive-up location in Sterling, followed with a location in Covington in 1990. CentreBank’s fourth branch, located in Kingman, was opened in 2005. Its newest branch location, in Hillsboro, opened in 2015. All of the branches are located in Fountain County in west central Indiana. CentreBank takes pride in its roots as a small-town community bank ȱȱĴȱȱȱ community now and going forward. CentreBank’s original and current ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ of the surrounding community to the best of its ability, proving its slogan of “community banking at its best” to be true. 7KH PDLQ RIÀFH RI &HQWUH%DQN LV ORFDWHG LQ Veedersburg. Continued from page 21. DeMotte State Bank ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ its 100th year of community banking ȱŘŖŗŝǯȱ ȱŗŗȱĜȱȱȱęȱ ȱȭȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȭȱȱȱȱ remained strong and independent. Under the leadership of Donald E. ĵǰȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ĜDzȱȱęȱȱȱĜDzȱȱ a long-standing board of directors, Ĵȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ serve its local communities well into the years ahead. ȱ ȱȱĴȱ to remaining independent, providing the best customer service possible, reinvesting back into the communities it serves and utilizing state-of-the art technology to keep DeMotte State Bank marks its centennial anniversary in 2017. up with a rapidly changing culture. The entire management team is ¢ȱȱȱȱę¢ȱ supportive of many communityrelated organizations. Volunteering countless hours for worthy causes ȱȱȱěȱȱȱ communities in northwest Indiana. Amid dramatic changes in the banking industry over past decades, Ĵȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ to its community bank roots. The bank values its loyal customers and shareholders who have helped it ȱǯȱ Ĵȱ ȱ Bank is an example of how local community banking translates to strong, healthy communities, and the bank is eager to begin its 100th anniversary celebration. ęȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱȱ- ing of the bank’s future, rather than reliance on past accomplishments. As a community bank, F&M’s customers are more than a means to a ęȱDzȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ of communities. The bank works with its customers every day to make their ȱĴȱȱȱ ȱ and live. ǭ ȱȱȱȱȱęȱ institution for 119 years. It foresees continuing on the same successful path, as it strategically plans for the future.
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