Peoples Bank, chartered in 1901, is the oldest and largest bank in Crawford County, with offices in Cuba, Steelville, Bourbon and Sullivan. The bank’s assets have grown from $14,168.20, less than today’s average CD account, to more than $170 million. More importantly, Peoples Bank has remained committed to community growth and development throughout its 110 year history. This commitment began with the bank’s founders and continues today. Frank Fishwick served as the bank’s first president, with J.M. Munro, M.S. Barnett, Ebenezer Simpson and John W. Waller as members of the first board of directors. C.R. Hitch was elected president in 1917, followed by J.M. Munro the same year. In 1920, A.J. Barnett, who had been the cashier