About First State Bank. We are an independent, Kansas State Chartered Bank, locally owned and operated, with assets over $400 million. We have grown to five full-service branches located in Norton, KS, Hill City, KS, Plainville, KS, Hoxie, KS and Holdrege, NE. First State Bank was chartered April 2, 1902, and has a long history of serving the residents of Northwest Kansas and Southwest Nebraska.
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