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Agri Valley Insurance, formerly known as First State Agency of LaMoure, is an independent insurance agency located in the First State Mall.

In the LaMoure Branch, Mark Klever serves as manager and licensed agent with 13 years experience. Holly Braun is a  licensed agent and has been with the agency for two years. Susan Nogosek is the secretary and has been with the agency for 19 years.

First State Agency merged with Agri Valley Insurance out of Arthur, ND on January 1, 2017 because of common ownership between the two agencies. The name may have changed, but the service we provide to the community remains the same.

The agency has been a part of the community for more than 30 years. We strive to educate our clients about the most suitable and effective ways to insure all of their assets. We at Agri Valley Insurance sell most lines of insurance including crop, hail, farm, home, auto, commercial, life and health.

At Agri Valley we also support the community in many ways. Our employees proudly serve local groups such as: LaMoure Fire Department, LaMoure Baseball Boosters, LaMoure School Board, LaMoure Chamber Retailers and LaMoure School and youth activities.

Agri Valley Insurance enjoys working with and serving our customers and friends. We are proud to be a part of this community. You are welcome to call (701) 883-5422 or stop in and visit with us anytime in the First State Mall.

Values-Based Banking. Always.

Honesty, loyalty and integrity. Values like these have driven BankNorth since the beginning.

For nearly 115 years, the Arthur, N.D.-based bank’s owners and employees have been serving individuals, families and businesses while supporting and improving communities where the bank has branches.

BankNorth offers a wide range of financial products and services, like savings and checking accounts; personal, business and farm and ranch loans; and internet-based solutions like online banking and bill pay, mobile check deposit, remote deposit capture. Nearly everything that can be accomplished at one of its branch locations can also be done on its mobile app.

“If you want to boil it down to one thing, I think our deep commitment to supporting people and our communities is what really sets us apart,” BankNorth President James L. Williams III said. “Our customers are also our neighbors, so we understand what it means – and what it takes – to maintain our quality of life and way of life.”

Community involvement has been a key since the company was founded as First State Bank or Arthur in 1905. As just one example, BankNorth donates thousands to local Dollars for Scholars programs every year. Its employees are also community leaders in their own right, donating hundreds of hours to volunteering, serving on committees and holding offices on school and civic boards.

Its community commitment is probably best illustrated by the banking crisis of the early 1930s, when banks in all 48 states closed or placed restrictions on how much money depositors could withdraw. Then, and throughout the Great Depression, First State Bank of Arthur made sure all demands were met and customers never lost money deposited in the bank.

“It’s about being a stand-up neighbor, lending a hand through tough times, celebrating and building together in good times, being there and making things easier all the time,” Williams said. “That’s how we’ve been doing business as a family-owned, locally operated bank for more than a century.”

Over the years, the family-owned, locally operated bank expanded through acquisitions in southeastern North Dakota towns, and in 1992 it became First State Bank of North Dakota (FSBND).

FSBND became BankNorth in 2018 when it acquired First State Bank of Warner, a community bank in South Dakota. BankNorth now has 10 branches, in Arthur, Buffalo, Casselton, Enderlin, LaMoure, Lisbon, Marion and Oakes in North Dakota, and Aberdeen and Warner in South Dakota.

888-320-5321

Jess Klein

Dahlstrom Funeral home has a long history in LaMoure, opening their doors in 1986.  Current owner, Dani Dahlstrom along with her son Adam, have continued the success story for the past 13 years. Dani is a Certified Preplanning Consultant and Licensed Preneed Insurance Agent in the State of North Dakota. Adam is a 3rd generation Licensed Funeral Director in ND, SD and MN. Cole Frank is also a Licensed Funeral Director in ND, SD and MN.

The first priority and mission of these caring and dedicated professionals is to provide arrangements for the deceased and their families. Dahlstrom Funeral Home honors the past and appreciates the opportunity to serve the families of LaMoure and surrounding areas.

When making arrangements, whether it is for at need, or the difficult but important step of pre-arranging ones final wishes, the LaMoure location has a comfortable selection room with a variety of caskets and a vault display.  They also offer selling and setting of monuments & markers, and will meet with you at their LaMoure funeral home to help assist with the design and type of marker.  The business services the LaMoure, Oakes and Milnor area.

Dahlstroms have presented Preplanning seminars at the Senior Center and the Assisted Living Center in Oakes.  They encourage preplanning, which allows you to make unhurried, informed decisions that can offer peace of mind when the time comes.  Adam has visited with Confirmation students to help inform and educate them about Funerals and Funeral Homes.  He has also had students come in and job shadow with him, which Adam welcomes and encourages anyone to do that might be thinking of a career in funeral service.

The Dahlstrom Funeral Home team are active members of the LaMoure Chamber Retailers, Oakes Chamber, Milnor Chamber, ND Funeral Directors Association, and National Funeral Directors Association.