January 7-13

Bankers in the News

Anniversaries:

• Bryan Chochon, Great Plains State Bank | Columbus, 10 years
• Rick Chochon, Great Plains State Bank | Columbus, 10 years
• Cheryl Sjuts, Great Plains State Bank | Columbus, 10 years
• Shane Stratman, Security National Bank of Omaha | Omaha, 10 years
• Wade Thornburg, State Bank of Table Rock | Tecumseh, 10 years

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Banks in the News

Horizon Bank | Waverly, donated $5,000 each to the Waverly Fire Rescue and the local Parks Department.
 
Midwest Bank | Pierce, opened an in-school savings bank at Zion Lutheran School in Pierce. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was Jan. 13.

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Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

• Kevin Malone, Nebraska Bank | Falls City, vice president/loan officer
• Bill Niedfeldt, Nebraska Bank | Falls City, loan officer
• Rachel Rankin, Nebraska Bank | Falls City, assistant vice president/retail banking manager
• Trent Scheitel, Nebraska Bank | Falls City, senior vice president/market president
• Kristi Schulenberg, Nebraska Bank | Falls City, assistant retail banking manager
• Troy Strom, Great Plains State Bank | Omaha, market president
• Eli Thiele, Midwest Bank | Creighton, loan officer

 
Promotions:

• Tom Bredvick, MNB Bank | McCook, president
• Brian Esch, MNB Bank | McCook, president and CEO of MNB Financial Services
• Casey Fosher, Exchange Bank | Kearney, market president
  
• Holden Randecker, Dayspring Bank | Gothenburg, chief financial officer

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Retirements

Steve Kunzman, Home Federal Bank | retired at the end of 2025 after 37 years in the banking industry. He served as the bank’s president and CEO from July 2015 until his retirement. He will continue to serve on the bank’s board of directors.
 
Yvonne TeKolste, Nebraska Bank | Hickman, retired recently. She was a mortgage loan processor.

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Deaths

Marcy Slack (age 63) | Gothenburg, passed away on Jan. 11. She worked at Flatwater Bank for 45 years.