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):  October 1, 1998
  
                            INTERCOUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.
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  (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.     Other Events.
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  On October 1, 1998, the Board of Directors of InterCounty Bancshares, Inc.,
  parent company of The National Bank and Trust Company, declared a two-for-one
  stock split in the form of a stock dividend payable on October 26, 1998, to
  shareholders of record on October 11, 1998. 
  
  
  
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                                   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
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                                          Charles L. Dehner
                                          Executive Vice President, Chief
                                           Financial Officer
  
  
  Date:  October 2, 1998
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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):  October 1, 1998
  
                            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.     Other Events.
  ------      ------------
  
  On October 1, 1998, the Board of Directors of InterCounty Bancshares, Inc.,
  parent company of The National Bank and Trust Company, declared a two-for-one
  stock split in the form of a stock dividend payable on October 26, 1998, to
  shareholders of record on October 11, 1998.
  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:  October 2, 1998