New Raymer post office closure would shut down tiny town's community hubDenver PostKen Thompson, 86, leaves the New Raymer post office after picking up his mail Thursday. Thompson, who lives across the street from the office, retired from working as a postman for 30 years. …and more » More: continued here

Agent turns to eBay to sell rural Sierra County K-12 schoolSacramento BeeMcQuade said the listing will be posted on eBay on Monday. Bidding will start at $995000. McQuade is also trying to sell the property through more conventional means, but decided the campus needs a little extra marketing push. …and …

Pasadena Post Office To Be Named After Local WWII AirmanPatch.com(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Getty Images Oliver Goodall–an Altadena postal worker and veteran who served with the famous Tuskegee Airmen in World War II–will be the namesake for a Pasadena post office location following the House …and more » More: …

CBC.ca Stamps scratching for every pointToronto SunThe good news for Stamps supporters is the team is figuring out how to win them. In the dying minutes of Saturday's 22-18 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Stamps came through with strong plays to seal it. Holding a one-point lead, …Stamps ready …

Couple meets via eBay exchange in ParisThe Tennessean“I found one on eBay for one Euro,” says the David Lispcomb High School graduate. “I asked the vendor about it and found out he lived one street over from me and was moving. But I lost the bid because I only bid …

House Passes Bill to Rename Barrigada Post Office in Honor of John GerberPacific News CenterWashington DC – Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo has announced that the US House of Representatives passed HR 1843 Saturday, a bill to designate the Guam Main Facility (GMF) US Post Office in Barrigada, as the "John Pangelinan …

Post office closings will hit smallest towns the hardestTulsa WorldOperators of the Black Mesa Bed and Breakfast in Kenton, Vicki and Monty Joe Roberts, would be affected by a post office closing. Courtesy By DAVID AVERILL Editor, Editorial Pages The US Postal Service last week released a list of 3653 …

Maui Now Postal Service Salutes U.S. Merchant Marine on Forever StampsSacramento BeeBy US Postal Service KINGS POINT, NY, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Postal Service today salutes the US Merchant Marine by issuing 60 million Forever stamps to set sail through the nation's mail stream starting today. …New Merchant …

Hard times — like the the Great Depression and occasional prairie fires — have more than once threatened to knock tiny New Raymer off the map. More: continued here

For sale on eBay: a K-12 school in rural Sierra County. More: continued here