Post Office

Crews extinguish fire at Ojai post officeVentura County StarThe Ventura County Fire Department this afternoon extinguished a blaze at the Ojai post office. The blaze in the 200 block of East Ojai Avenue was reported at 4:28 p.m. and knocked out at 4:44 p.m., according to the department. The department …

Lecompton post office to trim hours earlier than expectedTopeka Capital JournalPete Nowacki, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service based in Minneapolis, Minn., said USPS is trying to address a financial crisis by reducing hours at post offices across the country. Reasons for the action include: ?Total mail volume is …

Westminster post office renamed for slain soldierWorcester TelegramParents of fallen army officer Lt. Ryan Patrick Jones, Kevin M. Jones and Elaine M. Jones of Westminster, stand in front of the Westminster Post Office last month. Congress has passed a bill naming the post office after Lt. Jones. (T&G file photo/TOM …

WESTMINSTER – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill naming the Westminster Post Office for 1st Lt. Ryan Patrick Jones, a local army officer killed in action in Iraq. More: continued here

Examiner.com 2013 USPS Holidays: Post Office closures, no mail delivery on postal holidaysExaminer.comWondering if the post office is open or closed New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2013? The list of ten (10) 2013 Post Office holidays was stated and released on the USPS.com website that all American residents and employees …

Post Office: Closure cannot be justifiedWest Sussex County TimesHow can the main Post Office in Horsham Carfax possibly justify shutting for part of the morning of December 20 at the busiest time of the year – for auditing purposes? Surely this could be carried out during the quiet period after …

AVILLAGE sub-postmistress has spoken of her relief after computer problems which saw her business forced out of service over Christmas were solved. More: continued here

Changes could be on the way for the North Fairfield post office. The U.S. Postal Service is conducting a review for certain post offices, soliciting community input through a survey about how to best serve postal customers. More: continued here

Post Office Honors Disc JockeyRadio WorldMadeleine Bordallo of Guam proposed the name change for the Barrigada post office in order to honor John Pangelinan Gerber, a lifetime resident of the island. He was a former Marine and disc jockey who died in 2010. After serving during the Vietnam War … …

Good news this year's been hard to come by in Tamms, Illinois. Already faced with the closure of the supermax prison, village leaders got hit with another blow a few weeks ago. More: continued here