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HAPPY CAMP ’Äî With both Scott Valley Bank and the Happy Camp Post Office celebrating 150 years of service, a special gathering will be held this week, featuring a barbecue, art contest, unveiling of a special cancellation stamp and prizes. More: continued here

Glencar Post Office closes after 110 years in one familyLeitrim ObserverLast Friday, August 27 marked the end of an era in Glencar as the post office which had been in the Rooney family for three generations and … More: continued here

Amazon.com this weekend began a new partnership with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver online orders from the world's largest Internet retailer on Sundays for the first time. More: continued here

Suspect in Missouri post office shooting diesKansas First NewsHALE, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says a man who shot himself after wounding an employee at a northwest Missouri post office has died. The shootings occurred Wednesday afternoon at the post office in the small town of Hale, about 75 miles … More: continued here

Downtown Lititz post office will stay openLancaster NewspapersBy TOM MURSE The US Postal Service has abandoned its plan to shutter the downtown Lititz post office, a cost-saving measure that had sparked widespread condemnation in the bustling town. A spokesman for the beleaguered agency, which is losing billions … More: continued here

Law snuffs out mailing smokes to deployed troopsThe Associated PressBaldwin went to the post office to ship the items, but was repeatedly told she couldn't include the cigarettes in the package. …and more » More: continued here