Rural post offices to stay open under new proposal; 23 sites in county are now …Times-StandardThe nearly bankrupt US Postal Service has backed off of a plan that would have closed eight local post offices, but it will instead reduce the hours at 23 locations in Humboldt County under a …

Bending to strong public opposition, the debt-ridden U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday backed off a plan to close thousands of rural post offices after May 15, which could mean good news for the threatened Oakville post office. More: continued here

Valley Breeze Post office preps for food driveNorthwest HeraldBy JOSEPH BUSTOS – jbustos@shawmedia.com In his many years with the US Postal Service, Algonquin post office Delivery Supervisor Romy Ramos always expects to see nonperishable food come to the post office in the days leading up to the annual Stamp Out …

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, bowing to pressure from consumers and lawmakers, backed off a plan to close as many as 3,700 rural post offices next week in favor of a plan that reduces hours and makes other changes. More: continued here

Rural post office plan a relief to Central Ill. residentsChicago TribuneBLOOMINGTON — The US Postal Service's decision to keep thousands of rural post offices open with shorter hours instead of closing them next week was greeted with relief in Central Illinois. About 30 rural post offices in the area were …

Dover post office among thousands spared from closureFOX43.comChanges could be coming to the post office in your area. The United States Postal Service announced yesterday it will not close almost 4000 rural post offices, instead opting to make other changes. The original list of closures, about 3700 nationwide, … More: …

TSN Ex-Bomber Lobendahn passes Stamps' physicalWinnipeg Free PressAccording to the Calgary Herald Wednesday afternoon, Lobendahn was on the verge of inking a deal with the Stamps in time for training camp — pending the results of a physical. The 29-year-old passed the physical, he said, but as of Wednesday night …

Post Office Closure Decision on the Horizon, Cost-Saving Plan PresentedPatch.comThe USPS presented a plan Wednesday that would avoid closing some of the rural post offices and instead, reduce the hours of 13000 rural post offices across the country. By Melanie Graham With May 15 as the end date to the …

Globe and Mail House GOP plan cuts food stamps, health care, other social programs to stave …Washington PostWASHINGTON — Moving to protect the Pentagon, Republicans controlling the House are pressing cuts to food stamps, health care and pensions for federal workers as an alternative to an automatic 10 percent cut …

Republicans controlling the House are pressing legislation cutting food stamps, health care and pensions for federal workers as an alternative to an automatic 10 percent cut scheduled to hit the military come January. More: continued here