Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

Friday, August 15, 2003

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:        FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP.
                FRANK L. PADEN, PRESIDENT
                CANFIELD, OH 44406
                330-533-3341
                FAX 330-533-0451
                EMAIL: EXEC@FNBCANFIELD.COM


FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. DECLARES THIRD QUARTER CASH DIVIDEND

CANFIELD, Ohio - Farmers National Banc Corp, (OTC BB: FMNB), the parent of
Farmers National Bank, announced today that the Corporation's Board of Directors
has declared a third quarter cash dividend of $.15 per share on its common
stock, payable on September 30, 2003, to shareholders of record on September 12,
2003.

This cash dividend represents a 7.1% increase to $.15 per share from $.14 per
share paid in September 2002.

The Corporation recently reported second quarter's earnings of $2.42 million or
$.19 per share, compared to second quarter 2002 of $1.81 million or $.15 per
share.

Farmers National Bank operates sixteen banking offices and ATMs throughout
Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. The bank offers a wide range of
banking and investment services to companies and individuals, and maintains a
website at www.fnbcanfield.com.