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)
                               September 20, 2001


                             STEELTON BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



          Pennsylvania               0-26499                25-1830745
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File No.)      (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                 Identification Number)


51 South Front Street, Steelton, PA                           17113
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (717) 939-1966
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)






                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 5.  Other Events
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         On September 20, 2001, the Registrant  announced that the  Registrant's
Board of Directors had approved a plan to repurchase  approximately 5%, or up to
15,000  shares,  of its  outstanding  common  stock  in  the  open  market.  The
Registrant  announced that the purchases would be made from time to time in open
market  transactions,  subject  to the  availability  of  stock,  and that it is
anticipated that the buyback will be completed over the next twelve months.

         For  further  details,  reference  is made to the Press  Release  dated
September 20, 2001,  attached  hereto as Exhibit 99 and  incorporated  herein by
this reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
           and Exhibits
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Exhibit 99 -- Press Release dated September 20, 2001
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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.


                                           STEELTON BANCORP, INC.


Date: September 20, 2001              By:  /s/Harold E. Stremmel
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                                           Harold E. Stremmel
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer



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