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Hwy. 47 Washington to I-70 detoured 3 months

ShareIf you’re like many people in Traveler Country, you need to get from here to there, and you’d really like to avoid commuter traffic in any large metro area.
Getting from I-44 to I-70 or U.S. 61 is a case in point. It’s not easy, because there are only 4 Missouri River bridges in eastern [...]

Emerson asks Forest Service about road closures

ShareLate in August, Traveler reported on Mark Twain Forest Service road closings in the Twin Ponds area.
According to our exchange copy of the Shannon County Current Wave, U.S. Eighth District Representative Jo Ann Emerson met with Forest Supervisor David Wittekiend and District Ranger Doug Oliver in Ellsinore. According to Emerson’s office, road closures include [...]

Forest Service questioned on road closings

Shareby Jo Schaper
Mark Twain National Forest road closures in the Otter Creek/Twin Ponds area are currently being called to task via a letter-writing campaign to Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson. Douglas Oliver, District Ranger of the Poplar Bluff Ranger District, says the work is progressing but that proper procedure and notification were followed.
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