Upcoming Events And Past Involvement In Our Communities
Upcoming Events And Past Involvement In Our Communities
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Community Names WSB 'Best Bank' and 'Best Mortgage Lender' In Dodge City
Western State Bank was recently named 2024 Best Bank in Dodge City and Best Mortgage Lender in Dodge City from the Dodge City Globe's annual vote. This marks the second year in a row of being chosen as Best Bank by the Dodge City community. Thank you to everyone who voted and to our amazing employees for earning this honor.  
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Garden City Employees Provide Gifts To Local Foster Children
This holiday season, more than 20 of our Garden City employees stepped up to bring joy to local foster children through Spirit of the Plains CASA's Secret Santas program. Their generosity and kindness are what make the holidays truly magical. 
We're so proud of our team for spreading cheer and making a difference in our community!
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Garden City Team Leads Local Middle School Personal Finance Class
Cassie Gonzales and Perla Lozano from our Garden City New Accounts department recently spent their day presenting information on the banking industry to personal finance students at Kenneth Henderson Middle School. We are grateful for the opportunity to interact and spread financial awareness to our local community. 
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Goodland Team Wins 2024 Halloween 'Costumes For A Cause'
Congratulations to our Goodland banking center on their Costumes for a Cause victory. Thanks to their efforts and the votes of the Goodland community, the Gooland Jr/Sr High School received a donation from WSB.  
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WSB Wins 2nd Place in Leoti 'Trunk or Treat' Contest

Our Leoti team recently participated in the community's annual Trick or Treat event, providing Halloween treats to local children. Their decorating efforts also resulted in a 2nd place win in the Best Decorated Trunk contest. 

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Garden City Team Participates in Boo At The Zoo
Our talented employees created a Creepy Carnival experience at this year's Boo at the Zoo in Garden City. 
We had so much fun interacting with local children and families, and celebrating this exciting time of year together. And of course, a big shout-out to Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo for putting together such a fantastic night for the community—can’t wait for next year! 
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Garden City Team Presents at Spanish First-Time Homebuyers Class
Garden City Underwriter Marlene Chairez recently presented at Crockett & Co Real Estate's first-time homebuyers class for Spanish speakers. The class was free and open to the public. Nearly 25 individuals attended.
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Ag Future Scholarship Recipients Announced
Together with American Implement, we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Ag Future Scholarship Program.

The Ag Future Scholarship Program provides a total of 10, $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors and current college students who intend to pursue an Ag-related program or degree at a university, community college or technical school.

Applicants from 23 western Kansas counties applied, and the following students were chosen as recipients:
Brennan Aldridge, Weskan High School; Baylor Dayoe, Ulysses High School; Lesly Dominguez, Goodland Junior/Senior High School; Britton Grigsby, Ashland High School; Matthew Hendricks, Cheylin High School; Braden Hoskinson, Satanta High School; Brady Ketzner, Cheylin High School; Kaylen Langhofer, Southwestern Heights High School; Kelsey Selensky, Quinter High School; and Madison Seyb, Stanton County Junior/Senior High School.

To qualify for the scholarship, students were required to have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average, reside in a qualifying western Kansas or eastern Colorado county, and plan to pursue an Ag-related program. Additional factors such as grades, letters of recommendation, community involvement and participation in extracurricular activities were also considered. 
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WSB announces 2024 Coin Challenge Results
We recently wrapped up the 2024 'Bring in the Dough' Coin Challenge, which resulted in over $5,000 for participating schools. Each school received a check for the full amount of donations collected, plus donations from WSB for the winning schools in each area. Thank you to all the teachers, administrators, support staff, students, and parents for your enthusiastic participation.  
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WSB Sponsors Finney County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
Western State Bank was proud to sponsor the People's Choice award at this year's Finney County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Vice President and Loan Officer David Mongeau also served as a judge for the competition.
Congratulations to Jenny's Dulces Locos on winning the People's Choice victory.
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