content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
  
                                  FORM 8-K
  
                               CURRENT REPORT
  
  
  
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 3, 2001
  
                          INTERCOUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.
              -----------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
  
              OHIO                    0-23134              31-1004998
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  (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
       of incorporation)
  
  
              48 N. South Street, Wilmington, Ohio           45177
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            (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (937) 382-1441
  
  
  
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  Item 5.  News Release.
  
  The following was contained in a press release issued by InterCounty
  Bancshares, Inc., on or about May 3, 2001.
  
  
  
             Bacon & Associates Joins NB&T Insurance Agency
  
  
  It was announced by NB&T Insurance Agency, Inc. that Bacon & Associates
  Agency, Inc. of Wilmington, Ohio and Bacon & Dettwiller Affiliated Insurance
  Agencies, Inc. in Greenfield, Ohio have signed an agreement to be acquired by
  The National Bank and Trust Company, after which they will be merged into the
  NB&T Insurance Agency.
  
  In making the announcement 	George R. Phillips, president of NB&T Insurance
  Agency, said, "We are extremely pleased to have another family-operated
  business become part of our agency. The Bacon agencies bring with them a staff
  of quality people who understand the importance of personal service and what
  that means to clients," he said. "When you consider the other financial
  services we now have available, we can truly serve the total financial needs
  of our clients," Phillips said.
  
  Larry D. Bacon, president of the Bacon agencies, stated, "With the changes
  that are occurring in the financial services industry, we felt it was
  necessary to expand the financial products and services we are able to offer
  our clients beyond traditional insurance. This led us to consider a merger
  with another agency which has those kinds of resources," he said. "NB&T
  Insurance Agency, as a subsidiary of The National Bank and Trust Company,
  allows us to offer our clients access to banking, investments, trust services
  and financial planning," Bacon said.
  
  The transaction, structured as a purchase of the shares of the two agencies
  for cash, followed by a merger, is expected to be completed later this month.
  NB&T Insurance Agency is the result of the 1998 acquisition by National Bank
  and Trust of the Phillips Insurance Agency of Wilmington and the Arnold Jones
  Agency of Waynesville, which were merged in 1999.  National Bank and Trust
  with assets of $600 million, has offices located in Clinton, Brown, Clermont,
  Warren and Highland Counties. Recently, National Bank and Trust announced
  plans to expand its locations this summer to include West Union and Washington
  Court House, Ohio.
  
  
  
  
                                 SIGNATURES
                                 ----------
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                       INTERCOUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.
  
  
  
                                       By: /s/ Charles L. Dehner
                                           ----------------------
                                           Charles L. Dehner
                                           Executive Vice President,
                                             Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  Date:  May 4, 2001
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                  FORM 8-K
  
                               CURRENT REPORT
  
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 3, 2001
  
                          INTERCOUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.
              -----------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
              OHIO                    0-23134              31-1004998
  ---------------------------    -------------------   --------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
       of incorporation)
  
              48 N. South Street, Wilmington, Ohio           45177
             ----------------------------------------      ----------
            (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (937) 382-1441
  Item 5.  News Release.
  
  The following was contained in a press release issued by InterCounty
  Bancshares, Inc., on or about May 3, 2001.
  
             Bacon & Associates Joins NB&T Insurance Agency
  
  It was announced by NB&T Insurance Agency, Inc. that Bacon & Associates
  Agency, Inc. of Wilmington, Ohio and Bacon & Dettwiller Affiliated Insurance
  Agencies, Inc. in Greenfield, Ohio have signed an agreement to be acquired by
  The National Bank and Trust Company, after which they will be merged into the
  NB&T Insurance Agency.
  
  In making the announcement 	George R. Phillips, president of NB&T Insurance
  Agency, said, "We are extremely pleased to have another family-operated
  business become part of our agency. The Bacon agencies bring with them a staff
  of quality people who understand the importance of personal service and what
  that means to clients," he said. "When you consider the other financial
  services we now have available, we can truly serve the total financial needs
  of our clients," Phillips said.
  
  Larry D. Bacon, president of the Bacon agencies, stated, "With the changes
  that are occurring in the financial services industry, we felt it was
  necessary to expand the financial products and services we are able to offer
  our clients beyond traditional insurance. This led us to consider a merger
  with another agency which has those kinds of resources," he said. "NB&T
  Insurance Agency, as a subsidiary of The National Bank and Trust Company,
  allows us to offer our clients access to banking, investments, trust services
  and financial planning," Bacon said.
  
  The transaction, structured as a purchase of the shares of the two agencies
  for cash, followed by a merger, is expected to be completed later this month.
  NB&T Insurance Agency is the result of the 1998 acquisition by National Bank
  and Trust of the Phillips Insurance Agency of Wilmington and the Arnold Jones
  Agency of Waynesville, which were merged in 1999.  National Bank and Trust
  with assets of $600 million, has offices located in Clinton, Brown, Clermont,
  Warren and Highland Counties. Recently, National Bank and Trust announced
  plans to expand its locations this summer to include West Union and Washington
  Court House, Ohio.
  
                                 SIGNATURES
                                 ----------
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                       INTERCOUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.
  
                                       By: /s/ Charles L. Dehner
                                           ----------------------
                                           Charles L. Dehner
                                           Executive Vice President,
                                             Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  May 4, 2001