MICHIGAN CITY — Horizon Bancorp, the parent of Horizon Bank, N.A., announced the completion of the acquisition of Kosciusko Financial Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Farmers State Bank, Mentone, effective June 1. Kosciusko and Farmers State Bank merged simultaneously into Horizon Bank. As previously announced, the banks will … Read More
WINONA LAKE – The fifth annual Grace College Business Plan Competition will take place on Wednesday, April 20, in the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center, 610 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Sponsored by the Grace College School of Business, the competition will feature four finalist teams comprised of Grace College … Read More
MENTONE — Horizon Bancorp and Kosciusko Financial Inc. announced Friday, Feb. 5, they have executed a definitive agreement whereby Horizon will acquire Kosciusko and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Farmers State Bank, an Indiana state chartered bank, through a stock and cash merger.
Read MoreBy RHONDA FRANK Farmers State Bank INDIANAPOLIS — Farmers State Bank announces that Kristi Manwaring is a recent graduate of the Indiana Bankers Association Commercial Lending School. The 2015 IBA Commercial Lending School was held in June at the IBA Center for Professional Development in Indianapolis, Indiana. The … Read More
WARSAW — The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce held a ground breaking for a new car wash that will be built off of Husky Trail. Construction was set to begin Aug. 3, and anticipated to be completed by the end of 2015.
Read MoreBy RHONDA FRANK Farmers State Bank Farmers State Bank was recognized as a Five Star Member of the Indiana Banker’s Association at IBA’s 2015 Mega Conference on Tuesday, May 12, in downtown Indianapolis. The bank earned the award in recognition of its commitment to the IBA in the … Read More
The board of directors of Farmers State Bank announce that Jessica Denton has been promoted to officer of Farmers State Bank in her role as market manager in Syracuse. Denton brings with her over 13 years of banking and lending experience in the Syracuse community. Denton was raised … Read More
Gregory Maxwell of Farmer’s State Bank in Mentone will be one of 21 board of directors members for the Indiana Bankers Association who have assumed positions as of Thursday, Jan. 1. The board members were elected elected at the IBA Annual Convention in French Lick in September of … Read More
Farmers State Bank is the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month of October! Farmers State Bank began in 1892 and currently has five branches. Farmers State Bank offers free business checking. You can find out more on the website at www.fsbanking.com or call (574) 269-2408.
Read MoreFarmers State Bank announces that Jessica Denton has been promoted to market manager at Farmers State Bank in Syracuse. Denton brings with her over 12 years of banking and lending experience in the Syracuse community. Denton was raised in Syracuse and graduated from Wawasee High School in 1999. … Read More
After successfully robbing five different banking institutions in both Michigan and Indiana, detectives with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and Allegan County Sheriff’s Department have arrested the Indiana man responsible through the help of special agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Dennis Carl Love, 59, of South … Read More
The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Berrien Springs Oronoka Township Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man believed to be associated with three bank robberies in two states, including one on July 12 in Leesburg. Law … Read More
This week’s Crime of the Week comes from the files of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. At approximately 4 p.m. Friday, July 12, the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a bank robbery of the Farmers State Bank, at 205 S. Main St., Leesburg. County detectives investigating the … Read More
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently investigating a robbery that occurred in Leesburg this afternoon. At approximately 4 p.m., the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a bank robbery at Farmers State Bank located at 205 S. Main St., Leesburg. According to deputies investigating the incident, the suspect … Read More
By STEPHANIE LONEY Staff Writer Construction crews are busy today in Leesburg moving an old bank building to make room for a new Freedom Express gas station. Located along SR 15 in Leesburg, the former Farmer’s State Bank building was lifted from its foundation and is being … Read More
