Perryville News

PERRYVILLE, Missouri Two men are accused of leaving a 2-year-old girl in the car while they hung out inside a tavern in Perryville on Wednesday.

Mark Twain was no fan of politicians. He thought they were crooks. He probably would have wanted no part of the honor bestowed upon him by former Missouri Speaker of the House Bob Griffin in 1982.

The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Sharon Santa Cruz, daughter of the late Sam Santa Cruz and Pearl Santa Cruz of Alton, and James Peterson, son of the late Robert Peterson of Perryville, Mo., have been announced by the future groom.

The Citizens Electric Board of Directors voted Thursday in a special meeting to approve a building project that will upgrade their facilities.