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Palmyra.  Thirty-two miles west of Nebraska City, in the extreme western part of Otoe County, sits the tranquil town of Palmyra. On gently rolling hills, near the Little Nemaha Creek, our town was platted in 1870 on land belonging to Rev. John M. Taggart, a Baptist minister who donated half of his farm for the town site.   By 1881, Palmyra boasted a […]

Shannon McCord began working at Ideal Market as a young boy, first helping his grandfather, who opened the grocery store in 1949, and later his father. He learned many valuable lessons from both, including to always look for ways to improve the world around you––something Shannon strives to do in his store and his community. […]

by Justina Roth Pick up the tab, pay the rent, send a birthday gift, give your kids an allowance, whatever! P2P makes person-to-person payments easy. Send and receive funds from the convenience of your mobile device or the web, on the spot. It’s never been easier to share money with friends and family. And, there […]

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At Farmers & Merchants Bank, kids are stars. Right from the start, we want to encourage saving because it’s a great way to learn about money and get ahead in life. That’s why from birth to age 18, kids can join our Star Savers Club. Open a Star Savers account and not only do kids […]

“Stop in and indulge––just a little,” says Stephanie Krivohlavek, owner of Wilber Massage & Esthetics (WME), the massage and skin care spa located at 325 S. Wilson Street. The spa offers a variety of services, including ones you might imagine you’d only find in larger cities, such as therapeutic and hot stone massage, body waxing, […]

Learn how to bank on-the-go with Mobile Banking, get smart about tokenization safety features, and discover a local co-op that can help you tackle weeds. Go to Newsletter »

The word may sound like hi-tech jibberish. And, oddly enough, that’s a good description for what it does. Tokenization is the process of replacing sensitive data––such as debit and credit card numbers––with a random, unique string of symbols that have no real meaning. It’s a way of providing extra security for your payment information, basically […]

Troy Pribnow grew up wanting to be a farmer. As a boy, he worked side-by-side with his dad, who managed an independent Ag Retailer in West Point, Nebraska. So, maybe it was inevitable that after an in-depth training program and two years of hard work at the Midwest Farmers Cooperative in Palmyra, Troy was offered […]

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