In 1976-77 a group of local citizens felt that their banking needs were not being met satisfactorily and began a movement to find investors and start a new bank. The American State Bank was officially chartered in November, 1977. We opened for business in a small mobile home on the site of our present parking lot. A new building was soon erected and served us well until 1995 when we began a major addition and remodeling project. This remodeling project doubled our space and allowed for more privacy when working with customers. We are a community bank and we take pride in our commitment to this area. We have staff active in various community activities from planting petunias to make the community more beautiful, to serving on the United Way Board, to working to enhance economic development in some way or another. Our service to customers is second to none. Our location provides for easy access and excellent parking. Our drive-up window has four lanes with one designed especially for the heavier deposits of business customers and another for high profile vehicles. Our hours are customer friendly also. Our assets as of close of business on December 31, 1999 were $76,571,623.74.