
First Financial donates $4.6M in 2025
First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, donated $4.6 million and 16,300 volunteer hours in 2025.

First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, donated $4.6 million and 16,300 volunteer hours in 2025.

Dennis Dye & Rodney Betzner joined the board of GBC Bank, Greenfield, on Feb. 1.

The contest inspired submissions from across northeast Indiana, showcasing interpretations of connection, generosity and holiday joy.

K-9 officer Kilo helps fight the drug epidemic in addition to daily patrol responsibilities.

Jim Miller and Steve Smith served more than 50 years combined on the bank’s board.

F&M Bank, Archbold, Ohio, raised $48,500 between its Indiana and Ohio charity golf tournaments last Fall.

The gift went toward the Hendricks County Community Foundation’s $4.5 million Stronger Together: Building a Better Community campaign.

Rob Henderson joined the board of directors of the bank and its holding company effective Jan. 1. 2026.

Farmers State Bank, LaGrange, donated $10,000 on Dec. 9, 2025, to the LaGrange Communities Youth Centers Inc. to support its Curtis Park project.

Old National Bank, Evansville, hit a new organizational record for volunteer hours served during its 4th annual Better Together Days, a two-day volunteer blitz held Sept. 17-18.

The two organizations became First Bank Midwest effective July 1, 2026.

The bank was founded on June 17, 1876, in downtown Frankfort.

K. Lowell Short Jr. recently retired as senior vice president, chief accounting officer for the Federal home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.

The Indiana Bankers Association is excited to welcome two banks to its membership.