A Main Street Ada business that touches virtually every organization in the community received the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s highest award on Jan. 21.

Liberty National Bank is the 2014 Ada outstanding business of the year. The recognition took place at the chamber’s annual dinner at The Wishing Well at ONU.

In accepting the award for the bank, Ronald Zimmerly, bank CEO, said that Liberty National Bank and the Ada community is a partnership.

Consider Liberty’s community involvement. This list includes Ada organizations and a partial list of county organizations where its employees volunteer:
• Ada Rotary Club
• Ada Kiwanis Club
• Hardin County United Way
• Ada CIC
• Buy Ada First
• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce
• Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance
• Hardin County Chamber Ambassador
• Hardin County Optimist
• Hardin County Sheriff Department – VIPS program
• Ada High School Foundation
• Hardin County 4-H
• Heartbeat of Hardin County
• Ada Athletic Boosters
• Committee for Advancing Ada Schools
• Ada High School girls’ tennis
• Hardin County Community Foundation Board

Brief bank history
The Ada Savings Bank opened in 1893. In 1901 it received a charter as a national bank and became The First National Bank of Ada.

The Liberty Bank was organized in 1902. In 1958 the board of directors of both banks voted to merge the two banks. In September of 1958 the merge became The Liberty National Bank of Ada. The current location was completed and dedicated in 1961. Several additions took place to the bank since 1961, including the addition of new bank locations.