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Whether to visit casino creates generational friction among three men in Troy bar
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Three of five men were involved in a dispute in a Troy bar on April 3. The cause? Whether to go to a casino. According to Troy Police Officer Cody Blackburn, he was dispatched to the Fore-O Golf Lounge on South Main Street for a disturbance in progress. “Upon arrival,…
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Madison County Coroner Nicholas P. Novacich identified a Granite City man who died Oct. 25, after being shot in Granite City. The victim is identified as Jesus Escobedo, 26. Escobedo lost his life during an altercation outside of a bar and was pronounced deceased at Gateway Regional Medical Center at 2:37 a.m. by the attending…
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