Today, the U.S. Postal Service is best known for delivering packages and letters. One day in the future, though, customers might also be able to take care of their banking needs, including prepaid cards, bill payments and small loans, at post office windows. At an event hosted by The Pew …
Read More »Post office employee accused of hiding, throwing away mail
Louisville teen hired by the U.S. Post Office to deliver the mail is in trouble with the law after he allegedly hid it or threw it in the trash. More: continued here
Read More »Small Iowa town fights to keep post office – KCCI Des Moines
KCCI Des Moines Small Iowa town fights to keep post officeKCCI Des Moines20 meeting is focused on finding a new location for the post office, which must move because of structural problems that forced the closure of its longtime building in April. For months, residents in the town of 220 …
Read More »Small W. Iowa city works to retain post office – Quad City Times
Small W. Iowa city works to retain post officeQuad City TimesBLENCOE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of Blencoe will meet with postal officials next week as they try to ensure the small western Iowa community can keep its post office. The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1lSKr5S ) the Aug. 20 meeting …
Read More »Ribbon Cutting at Williston Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service has expanded to serve more customers in the Bakken region with the opening of a post office. More: continued here
Read More »Finding joy at the post office
As I was waiting in line at the post office, I noticed the young lady in front of me kept watching me closely as I sealed my package and addressed it. More: continued here
Read More »Village post office opens in Vicco liquor store – Hazard Herald
Village post office opens in Vicco liquor storeHazard HeraldThe Kwik-Six Package Liquor Store in Vicco will now be able to offer many of the services the Hazard Post Office offers, including flat-rate package shipping, mail drop-off, and stamps to customers in the Vicco and Sassafras ZIP codes, said Nick Walker …
Read More »Glencoe residents unhappy with post office decision
About two dozens residents of the Glencoe area met last week with representatives from the U.S. Postal Service about the future of the community post office, but most walked away dissatisfied with the answers they received. More: continued here
Read More »USPS to open new village post office in Yerkes – Hazard Herald
USPS to open new village post office in YerkesHazard HeraldThe Postal Service unveiled the VPO concept in Summer 2011 for consideration in communities where there is no existing Post Office or where the Post Office will have reduced hours. VPOs were established in response to the changing mailing needs of …
Read More »Post office closes its doors, bringing the end of an era
WARREGAH Island resident Dorothy Lewis used the Chatsworth Island General Store and Licensed Post Office for 69 years before it closed down recently. More: continued here
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