Ideas to keep RV, belongings safe while on the river

Surrounding yourself with the great outdoors is simply refreshing.  I know after the past three years I have experienced, the moments when I can unplug and experience all nature has to offer have been incredibly restorative.  Hiking, camping, kayaking, and other outdoor activities allows people to indulge the senses with experiences that are great escapes…

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Happy trails to Joe Hale, who set a high bar

By Cody Norris Joe Hale, long-term range permittee on the Mark Twain National Forest, is retiring his allotment.   For 46 years, Hale conducted grazing operations in an exemplary fashion. Authorized through the permit he applied for and received from the Forest Service, he grazed an average of 150 cattle on the Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs (ACW) Ranger…

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