Bob’s Tavern shut down

By Mon Valley Independent

By KRISTIE LINDEN

klinden@yourmvi.com

The Washington County Court of Common Pleas has granted an emergency temporary and preliminary injunction against Bob’s Tavern in Finleyville, where a Monessen man was shot in the parking lot early Monday morning.

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