The local school, hospital and nursing home were temporarily locked down out of an abundance of caution after an armed robber pulled a pistol in a Petersburg business and then fl ed the scene. The incident occurred on Friday evening, when Grant County 911 received a call regarding an armed robbery in town, during which a suspect displayed a pistol, pointed it at the clerk, took cash and fl ed the scene on foot.

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