Post Office

Carole Urban, still hanging onto a box covered in brown paper, asked the cost to mail and insure her package before saying maybe she’d just carry it down to the UPS office instead. More: continued here

Meetings complete, post offices await fateMyWebTimes.comThe post offices conducted public community meetings in the past month and will hear whether they will close after a 60-day review period. The list includes Blackstone, Cedar Point, Dana, Kinsman, Leonore, Long Point, Magnolia, Millington, Rutland, … More: continued here

Carole Urban, still hanging onto a box covered in brown paper, asked the cost to mail and insure her package before saying maybe she’d just carry it down to the UPS office instead. More: continued here

Post Office closings necessaryFergus Falls Daily JournalThat said, if the expenses of keeping a rural post office open are more than the revenues the office generates, it makes no financial sense to keep it open. Like all of us, rural community residents will continue to get the mail. … More: …

CLEVELAND Plans to close the Puritas Park branch post office are being met by Congressional opposition. More: continued here

WPTV More Than a Post OfficeKUT NewsResidents in Lissie, population about 200, use the post office to pay bills and meet friends as well as get mail. Photo by Jeff Heimsath/KUT News By Lucia Duncan, KUT News Last week, the US Postal Service announced that it was more than $10.5 …

Two western Colorado post offices will be spared from a round of nationwide closures. More: continued here

Stateline residents show up in force for post office closure meetingTahoe Daily TribuneA Stateline post office patron walks out the sliding door of the old building. The United States Postal Service notified box-holders that it was considering closing the branch. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Tuesday night's meeting at … …

A Stateline post office patron walks out the sliding door of the old building. The United States Postal Service notified box-holders that it was considering closing the branch. More: continued here

Deal of the week: Post Office Junior IsaFinancial TimesThe Post Office has launched its own version of the government's new savings scheme for children, allowing parents to invest up to £3600 for tax-free returns. It can be opened with a direct debit of as little as £10 per month, … …