UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2006

                         NORTH CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Iowa                        0-27672                 42-1449849
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission File          (IRS Employer
     incorporation)                       Number)            Identification No.)

                   825 Central Avenue, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (515) 576-7531

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On July 28, 2006, North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company")
announced its earnings for the second quarter of 2006. A copy of the press
release dated July 28, 2006, is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

         The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

             Exhibit No.   Description
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             99.1          Press release issued by the Company on July 28, 2006.




                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                          NORTH CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.



                          By:    /s/ David M. Bradley
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                          Name:  David M. Bradley
                          Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer



Date: July 28, 2006




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit No.                   Description
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         99.1            Press Release dated July 28, 2006.