January 11 - 17

Bankers in the News

Tori Bartels, Lincoln Federal Savings Bank | Holdrege, celebrated her 35th anniversary with the bank. She is a customer service supervisor.

Heather Merrill, Lincoln Federal Savings Bank | Lincoln, recently marked 20 years with the bank. She is a deposit operations specialist.

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Banks in the News

Cattle Bank & Trust | Seward, celebrated its 150th anniversary of service to communities in Nebraska; the bank was chartered in 1873, making it the second oldest bank charter in the state.

Midwest Bank | Pierce, has offered to match up to $10,000 in donations toward the Chilvers Park 2.0 project. The project includes a splash pad, basketball court upgrades and new pickleball courts.

Nebraska State Bank & Trust Co. | Broken Bow, opened an in-school savings bank branch at North Park Elementary in Broken Bow on Jan. 11. (pictured)

Left: Amber Rynearson (left) and Tammy Schall (second from right) from Nebraska State Bank assisted fifth-grade tellers on the opening day of the new in-school savings bank in Broken Bow.

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Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

• Brandy Jenneman, Bruning Bank | Grand Island, operations associate

Promotions:

• Travis Anderson, First State Bank | Gothenburg, market president (pictured)
• Lauren Hamilton, First State Bank & Trust Co. | Fremont, vice president - residential real estate lending officer (pictured)
• Jade Hood, Union Bank & Trust Co. | Lincoln, assistant vice president - manager of deposit services
• Jamie Nelson, First State Bank & Trust Co. | Blair, loan officer (pictured)

Travis Anderson

Lauren Hamilton

Jamie Nelson

Photos, L to R: Travis Anderson, Lauren Hamilton and Jamie Nelson

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Retirements

Dale Dankert, Cornerstone Bank | Bartlett, retired on Jan. 11 after eight years with the bank. He most recently served as a loan officer. (pictured)

Helen Douglass, Riverstone Bank | Scottsbluff, retired earlier this month after 24 years of service with the bank. She most recently was a vice president - cashier operations and assistant BSA officer. (pictured)

Dale Dankert

Photos, L to R: Dale Dankert and Helen Douglass