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Farmers & Merchants Bank

has been in banking for over 120 years....

1887- Farmers & Merchants Bank Opened!

- Charles A Buschow and August Lauterbach

founded Farmers & Merchants Bank located

at 360 N Franklin, in Colby.

- President - Charles A. Buschow

1907- Moved to make room for new building

- President - August Lauterbach - 1907-1934

1934- President - August W. Lauterbach -

1934 -1963

1955- Remodeled interior and exterior of bank

1963- President - C.M "Mose" Miller - 1963 -1974

1974- President - Orville Miller - 1974 -1975

1975- President - John J Hilliard - 1975 -1984

1978- Grand Opening at new location - 240 W. 4th St

1984- President - L.A. Bruggeman - 1984 -1985

- Student Loans Started

1985- President - Bruce D. Lemon - 1985-1994

1986- First year reports were not typewritten

1987- Farmers & Merchants Bank celebrates 100

year Anniversary

1992- July 31, 1992 - Bank IV purchased Farmers &

Merchants Bank

1994- Co-Managers - Ruth Porsch & Richard Epard -

1994-1995

1995- President - Kass Gray - 1995-1997

1997- Bank merged & changed name to NationsBank.

1998- The bank sold to Security Banc Shares on March

14th. Farmers & Merchants Bank returns and

becomes an individually Colby chartered bank.

- President C. Lewis Evins - 1998-2006

1999- Opened Investment Center

2000- Farmers & Merchants Bank open second

location at Dillons.

- Maverick's Kids Club begins

2006- President - Brent M. Wiedeman - 2006 to Present

2008- Farmers & Merchants Bank reaches $100 Million

in Assets

- Farmers & Merchants Bank puts up new logo and

message center sign

Farmers & Merchants Bank

History Timeline

Photo: Late 1920's

NEW SIGN AND LOGO IN 2008

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR HISTORICAL DATA CHART

Violet Anderson and President, Mose Miller.

Franklin location lobby decorated for Christmas.

240 W. 4th St ▪ P O Box 797 ▪ Colby KS 67701

785-460-3321 ▪ (fax) 785-460-9727 ▪ Toll Free (866)460-3321

Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender

Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender

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