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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.

Our Mission

To enrich the lives of everyone we serve – one transaction, one relationship, one community at a time.

Beginning in 1905 as First State Bank of Arthur, the community bank held customers’ trust above all else.  It's directors and officers worked to retain that trust through sound management that maintained the bank’s financial strength.  They guided the organization through one of the most difficult periods in the history of banking. 

The banking crisis of the early 1930s threatened the security of many banks and their customers. In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared a national “bank holiday” that closed banks for a three-day cooling off period. Solvent banks reopened but many never recovered. However, the First State Bank of Arthur was one of the first banks in North Dakota to reopen after the Bank Holiday of 1933, with no restrictions on customer withdrawals. During that time and after, bank’s directors and officers made sure all demands were met and depositors never lost any money. 

The organization has had tremendous growth since the mid-1970's through today. The key to success for BankNorth is values-based banking, which is the foundation on which it has grown over the last century.  BankNorth’s directors and officers are as committed as the bank’s founders to serving our customers with honesty, loyalty, and integrity, and to maintaining the organization’s financial strength through good times and bad. 

BankNorth now has 11 branches, in Arthur, Buffalo, Casselton, Enderlin, Harwood, LaMoure, Lisbon, Marion and Oakes in North Dakota, and Aberdeen and Warner in South Dakota.

Jess Klein