Bank merger approved

State and federal regulators have approved acquisition of Hillsboro State Bank by Vintage Bank Kansas, the banks announced Monday.

Vintage’s president, Steve Worrell, said in a release that the merger should be completed by mid-April.

Vintage already has offices in nine other Kansas towns — Benton, Conway Springs, El Dorado, Leon, Mulvane, Peabody, Rose Hill, Whitewater, and Wichita. Existing staff will remain in place after Hillsboro State becomes Vintage Bank.