Quirk resolved: Border Missourians get Missouri addresses
September 26, 2018
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A quirk in the mail delivery system that forced some rural Missouri residents living along the Iowa and Arkansas borders to have mailing addresses in neighboring states has been fixed, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said Tuesday.
The idiosyncrasy affected just a few people but created problems and red tape when they voted, paid taxes and even when they died.
McCaskill learned about the oddity last year and began inquiries to the U.S. Postal Service. In a letter to McCaskill on Monday, Postmaster General Megan Brennan wrote that the issue has been resolved and those who previo...
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