Post Office

Mail service was cut off to a small Hancock County community Thursday. The Benton Ridge Post Office is history. More: continued here

After months of complaining about raccoons raiding the Benton Ridge post office, the U.S. Postal Service suspended operations in the village on Thursday. More: continued here

Hen House opens in old post officeMason City Globe Gazette“It's very vintage-farm-rustic,” Olson said of the store, located in the old post office building on Northwood's main street. She and her husband, Jerry, purchased the brick building, at 747 Central Ave., in 2005. Vacant for years, the building was in …

Suspected DUI crash doesn't stop Milesburg post office from deliveringCentre Daily TimesState police at Rockview said Ian Flynn, 37, of Pleasant Gap, was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing his Ford Explorer into the post office in Milesburg. Since then, the facility has been servicing customers — in limited …

Man faces felonies in post office crashIdaho Mountain Express and GuideThe case against Valencia stems from a traffic accident earlier this month when he crashed a vehicle into a concrete light post in the parking lot at the Hailey Post Office. Hailey police Lt. Steve England said police were dispatched …

Message is similar to notes sent to New York Mayor Bloomberg, defying gun-control efforts More: continued here

Mayor Carl Jacobson calls it is a catastrophe and says the city is looking for a temporary space. More: continued here

Post office may finally cancel 'Gig Rharbo'Kitsap SunAnd with spiraling postage costs, email and texting taking away from traditional mail, an increasingly competitive parcel delivery field, and talks of layoffs, sequester cutbacks and possibly no more Saturday mail delivery, the U.S. Post Office in Gig …and more » More: continued here

KAJO Fire destroys Cave Junction post officeOregonLive.comCAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — Fire has destroyed the post office in the Southern Oregon town of Cave Junction. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, and by the time the flame were out a few hours later, …

Matthew Buquet, already charged with sending threatening correspondence to the local post office, allegedly mailed a letter with ricin to President Barack Obama. More: continued here