Farmers State Bank Still Serves a Small Kansas Town
In Circleville a century-old Farmers State Bank remains the lone full service lender in a town of 185. It handles loans, offers favors, and even loans a fax machine to a grocer. The bank plans online services, keeps late Friday hours, and emphasizes personal community connections.
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Circleville
Farmers State Bank
Farmers State
Jim Cole
Cole
Kenneth Wykert
Wykert
Kansas
State Banking Division
University of Kansas History
Lloyd Sponholtz
Franklin Nelson
Nelson
Holton
Onaga
New York
Turbulence in energy markets exposes US oil vulnerability
AF Business Writer reports that recent volatility in world energy markets highlights the United States growing resilience to petroleum politics as changes over two decades ease regional supply pinches. The piece traces tensions from Iraq and Venezuela to shifts in global output, efficiency gains, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as buffers against shocks.
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United States
Iraq
Israel
Middle East
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Chavez
Pietro Nivola
Brookings Institution
Washington
Persian Gulf
U.S
Nivola
Paul MacAvoy
Yale
Gulf Coast
Texas-Louisiana
SPR
Bush
Alfred Kahn
MacAvoy
Tom Kloza
Oil Price Information Service
Lakewood
N.J
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Awe
State Division of Banking
Csbckansas.org
Community Bankers Association of Kansas
Cbak.com
By Brad Foss
U.S. Borders
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Russia
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
America
Eloza
Starling
Ottawa High School
OHS
Ottawa
Cohen
Stacy Cohen
Ottawa Herald
Cohen, Baldwin
Skawania County Pioneer
Stevenson
Wash
Kansas City Business Journal
Kansas University
Todd
Orthodentistry
Jack Okerstrom
W. 13Th
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Team Financial
Paola
TeamBank of
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Colorado Springs
Colo
Emporia
Emporia Fire Department
John Thomas
Thomas
Salvation Army
Pizza Hut
Pizza Wichita
Frank Carney
Carney
Papa John’s
Papa John's
Wichita
Houston
Hawaii
Sacramento
Calif
Www
Comfedbank.com
Commercial Federal
FDIC
South Main
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