Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:	 December 16, 2008

Company: National Bancshares Corporation
	 112 West Market Street
	 Orrville, Ohio 44667

Contact: David C. Vernon
	 President and CEO

Phone:   330.682.1010
Fax:     330.684.2154

NATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION DECLARES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND

ORRVILLE, Ohio, December 16, 2008: The Board of Directors of National
Bancshares Corporation OTC: NBOH today declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.16 per share for the fourth quarter 2008.  This
dividend is payable on January 15, 2009 to shareholders of record
as of December 31, 2008.

National Bancshares Corporation is the holding company for First National
Bank a federally chartered national bank formed in Ohio in 1881.
First National Bank has thirteen offices in Orrville, Wooster,
Massillon, Dalton,Kidron, Smithville, Apple Creek, Mt. Eaton, Lodi
and Seville. Additional information is available at
www.fnborrville.com.


Forward-looking Statements: This press release contains
forward-looking statements as referenced in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are
necessarily subject to many risks and uncertainties.  A number
of things could cause actual results to differ materially from
those indicated by the forward-looking statements.  These include
factors such as changes in the competitive marketplace, changes in
the interest rate environment, economic conditions, changes in the
regulatory environment, changes in business conditions and inflation,
risks associated with credit quality and other factors discussed
in the Companys filings with the Security and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.  The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements on the occurrence
of future events, the receipt of new information, or otherwise.