July 12 - 18

Bankers in the News

Rick Chochon, Great Plains State Bank | Columbus, was chosen to be "King Ferdinand XLVIII" for the upcoming Columbus Days Celebration on Aug. 10-13. He is the president and CEO of the bank.

Amy Surman, F&M Bank | Falls City, celebrated her 40th anniversary of service with the bank. She is a loan administration officer. (pictured)

Sydney Thompson, First Central Bank McCook | McCook, recently celebrated her fifth anniversary with the bank. She works in the customer service department. (pictured)

Amy Surman

Sydney Thompson

Photos, L to R: Amy Surman and Sydney Thompson

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Banks in the News

Town & Country Bank | Litchfield, donated ground on the south side of the bank building to be the home of a new veteran's wall. (pictured)

Left: The Litchfield Community Club held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 7 for the new veteran's wall located beside the bank.

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Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

• Joel Spaan, Northwest Bank | Omaha, private banking manager, vice president (pictured)

Promotions:

• Austin Clarkson, WCB | Tekamah, ag loan officer (pictured)
• Ben Pestel, Midwest Bank | Wisner, market president

Joel Spaan

Austin Clarkson

Photos, L to R: Joel Spaan and Austin Clarkson

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Retirements

Linda Akerson, Community State Bank | Colon, will retire at the end of July after 47 years with the bank. An open house will be held on July 23 to celebrate her long career.

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Deaths

Michael Sullivan (age 77) | Cedar Rapids, passed away on July 13. He was a longtime banker, most recently as the Chairman of the Board at Cedar Rapids State Bank. (pictured)

Jerry Toman (age 86) | North Platte, passed away on July 14. He had previously worked at Adams Bank & Trust in Indianola.
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Thomas Wolf (age 78) | North Bend, passed away on July 15. He was a third-generation banker and spent over 60 years in the banking industry. He served as CEO of Platte Valley Bank from 1974-2016 and was NBA Chair from 2004-2005. (pictured)

Michael Sullivan

Thomas Wolf

Photos, L to R: Michael Sullivan and Thomas Wolf