July 9-15

7/16/2025

Bankers in the News

Jenny Davila, Great Plains State Bank | Columbus, celebrated five years with the bank.

Wayne Kreikemeier, West Gate Bank | Lincoln, celebrated 10 years with the bank.

Kristine Timmerman, United Republic Bank | Elkhorn, celebrated her 10th anniversary with the bank.

Wayne Kreikemeier

Kristine Timmerman

Photos, L to R: Wayne Kreikemeier and Kristine Timmerman

Banks in the News

Citizens Bank & Trust and Homestead Bank | St. Paul, provided root beer floats and a barbecue meal, respectively, to attendees at the local Grover Cleveland Alexander Days celebration on July 11-13.

First Interstate Bank | Lexington, and other local businesses helped sponsor the Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce’s golf tournament on July 9.

Platte Valley Bank | Gering, sponsored the barbecue and street dance on July 10 to kick off this year’s Oregon Trail Days.

Security First Bank | Broken Bow, held an open house on July 9 to celebrate the opening of a new loan production office at 605 South D Street, Suite 1, and the location’s official membership with the Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce.

Thayer County Bank | Hebron, won first place in the local July 4th parade float contest. The theme of the parade was “Brick by Brick: Legacy on Main Street.”

Left: Thayer County Bank representatives participated in Hebron's holiday parade and won first place with their float design.

Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

Lyle Calvert, Waypoint Bank | Cambridge, loan officer
Sam Kincade, Security First Bank | Lincoln, insurance managing agent
Carter Krause, Heartland Bank | Kearney, relationship manager development program
Mike Pavelka, York State Bank | York, senior vice president - ag and commercial lending

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