What kind of area is Hwy 71 near Joplin Mo? High crime, vagrants/transeints ect?Since I live in TN, I haven't a clue. I'm still hoping that he thumbed a ride with a trucker, and is spending a night or two at some truckstop in an effort to make whatever argument he had with his wife seem trivial.
country city/ college town...
with a Christian university..
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Joplin,-Missouri "Joplin is located just to the north of Highway I-44, near its passage to the west into Oklahoma. In recent years the settlements of Joplin have spread north to abut Webb City, Missouri."
"As of the census of 2000, there are 45,504 people, 19,101 households, and 11,517 families residing in the city. "