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                                   EXHIBIT 24
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                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.



                                                  /s/ Thomas C. Williams
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Thomas C. Williams


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.



                                                  /s/ Richard C. Burrows
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Richard C. Burrows



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.


                                                  /s/ John R. Compo
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  John R. Compo


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.


                                                  /s/ John Fahl
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                                                  John Fahl


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.



                                                  /s/ Robert A. Fawcett, Jr.
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Robert A. Fawcett, Jr.


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.


                                                  /s/ Richard Z. Graham
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                                                  Richard Z. Graham


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.



                                                  /s/ Eric C. Hench
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                                                  Eric C. Hench


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.


                                                  /s/ W. Scott Muir
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  W. Scott Muir


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.


                                                  /s/ Steven D. VanDemark
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                                                  Steven D. VanDemark


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of Rurban Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas C. Williams and Richard Warrener as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 20th day of March, 1999.



                                                  /s/ J. Michael Walz
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  J. Michael Walz, D.D.S.