Lucie Krisman  - Overland Park

Kansas’s First Option Bank opening new Blue Valley branch

The construction site in Overland Park for the new First Option Bank.

Osawatomie-based First Option Bank plans to open its first Johnson County branch soon in south Overland Park. Above, the site of the future bank at 7300 West 159th Street. Photo by Lucie Krisman.

First Option Bank based in Osawatomie, Kan., plans to open its first Blue Valley area branch soon.

Where exactly: The new First Option Bank branch will operate at 7300 West 159th Street.

  • The site is across U.S. 69 Highway from the burgeoning Bluhawk shopping center, which is also expecting a new bank branch with the opening soon of a new Chase Bank branch. 

Catch up quick: First Option Bank originated in Osawatomie in 1923.

  • The bank offers a range of standard financial services, including persona and business accounts, home loans, insurance and investment services.
  • Most of the company’s branches operate in Miami County, but First Option also has some branches in Missouri.
  • The bank also offers services for credit and debit cards, as well as online and mobile banking.
Construction continues at First Option Bank in south Overland Park.
Above, ongoing construction at the new First Option Bank site in south Overland Park. Photo by Lucie Krisman.

Bigger picture for First Option Bank in Overland Park

In addition to being the first Blue Valley area branch for First Option Bank, the prospective branch on 159th Street  marks the first Johnson County location for the company.

  • Other First Option Bank branches in Kansas include locations in Louisburg, Paola, LaCygne and Spring Hill.
  • Across state lines, the company also has branches in St. Joseph, Elwood, Troy and Horton, Mo.

Hi! I'm Lucie Krisman, and I cover the city of Leawood and the Blue Valley School District for the Post.

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I'm a native of Tulsa, Okla., but have been living in Kansas since I moved here to attend KU, where I earned my degree in journalism. Prior to joining the Post, I did work for The Pitch, the Eudora Times, the North Dakota Newspaper Association and KTUL in Tulsa.