Changes set for Cory Post OfficeBrazil TimesKlaiber had previously met with those in the town to discuss options for the post office, including closing the service or reducing office hours. She told residents the USPS needed to make changes in order to keep the postal service running. She said …Lostine …

Developer Jim Stolpestad has signed a purchase agreement for the 17-story central post office building on Kellogg Boulevard in downtown St. Paul, with the goal of building at least 250 units of market-rate apartments overlooking the Mississippi River. More: continued here

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican post office Friday issued a set of stamps for use during the "Sede Vacante", or Vacant See, created by the historic resignation of pope Benedict XVI. More: continued here

A youth league basketball referee was one of two men arrested Thursday after drug agents intercepted a 10-pound package of “high grade” marijuana delivered to the Gray post office, according to court records. More: continued here

Hastings native launches eBay, Craigslist alternativeHastings Star GazetteHastings native Jeff Rowe just might have the next big thing. On Feb. 1, he launched Okanjo Partners Inc., (okanjo.com) a website that combines the local side of Craigslist with the instant purchase power of eBay and adds to it a way to …

Save Our Post Office releases statement amid developers' interest in buildingSouthernminn.comThe Save Our Post Office Task Force wants to preserve the downtown post office, one of Northfield's historic keystones, even if it's no longer used for sending and receiving letters, packages and post cards. After about 15 months of trying …

Gun dealers vs. post offices (in one chart)Washington Post (blog)You'll likely hear Thompson and other Democrats repeat this data point about gun shops and post offices in the coming weeks as Congress continues debating gun control. (The gun control advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns says they first tipped …and …

Petal Police Department officers responded to an armed robbery at about 9:30 this morning in the parking lot of the Petal Post Office. More: continued here

The downtown St. Paul post office will be converted in 250 units of market-rate rental housing by veteran St. Paul developer Jim Stolpe stad, an owner of Exeter Realty and the Ironton Asset Fund. More: continued here

Young artists invited to create duck stampsQuad City TimesThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting entries for the 2013 Illinois Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Entries must be postmarked by March 15. The federal Junior Duck Stamp Program blends science and art as children study of waterfowl and habitat … …