Cornerstone Bank opens Orchard location

Effective Thursday, Dec. 5, the Bank of Orchard was merged into Cornerstone Bank.

Bill Kester will serve as vice president and manager of the branch. Other Orchard employees include Heidi Blomenkamp, Mary Erb, Gage Clifton and Andrea Williby.

"Cornerstone Bank is excited to become a part of the Orchard community and grow our banking operation in this region," stated Zac Holoch, president and chief executive officer of Cornerstone Bank. "Cornerstone is committed to serving the smaller communities in the state, and Orchard fits well in our branch footprint."

With this addition, Cornerstone has 48 banking locations in 39 communities, along with 18 insurance locations. Other locations include: Albion, Ashton, Aurora, Bartlett, Beaver Lake, Bradshaw, Central City, Clay Center, Clearwater, Columbus, Creighton, Davenport, Edgar, Franklin, Geneva, Glenvil, Grand Island, Guide Rock, Hampton, Harvard, Henderson, Hildreth, Malmo, Marquette, McCool Junction, Monroe, Murray, North Loup, Polk, Rising City, St. Edward, Shelton, Stromsburg, Sutton, Tilden, Waco, Wilcox and York. As of Nov. 30, Cornerstone Bank had $2.7 billion in assets and is a wholly owned subsidiary of First York Ban Corp.