Post Office

DOE RUN — Nearly seven months to the day since a propane leak leveled the Doe Run Post Office, postal patrons will once again be able to pick up their mail without having to leave the village. More: continued here

Carla Gilbert has been in a running battle of letters with the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

People’s World Small-town Levasy fighting closure of its post officeBlue Springs ExaminerThe residents of Levasy, population 83, including city clerk Carla Gilbert, say losing their US Post Office would mean the loss of the only place where they can find out what's happening in their community. The post office is one of 167 in the…

Quick-thinking postal worker foils schemeDelmarva NowBarry Thomas Dewaal, 51, of Melfa, was not involved in the break-in and theft of items from the Keller post office, said Commonwealth's Attorney Gary Agar, but he had in his possession three stolen money orders resulting from the burglary. …and more » More: continued here

Residents: Postal processing, distribution center closure 'hurts our local …Bluefield Daily TelegraphBy GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Bluefield residents visiting the post office facility off Cumberland Road were distressed to learn that the postal sorting center, with 85 jobs, was leaving the city. The US Postal Service announced …Rep. Rahall: Postal actions extremely…

LITTLE RIVER, Ala. — The welcoming of 2012 in north Baldwin County will have residents bidding farewell to a longtime fixture, as the U.S. Postal Service looks to close its Little River location next year. More: continued here

Marci Penner, right, director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, buys stamps from Elaine Roever at the Home City Post Office Nov. 9. Penner traveled along Kansas Highway 99 visiting nearby post offices facing possible closure. More: continued here

Onorato reported moving to post with HighmarkPittsburgh Post Gazette… made its own bid for political talent recently when it hired former state Sen. Sean Logan in a similar lobbying role. Mr. Onorato has been publicly reticent on his post–office plans since his landslide loss to Gov. Tom Corbett in 2010.and more » More: continued here

If you get an email from the post office, don’t open it. Hutchinson Postmaster Stan Blasi said he h … More: continued here

An amendment to the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 authored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-KS, that would require the U.S. Postal Service to set minimum standards of service and consider alternatives to closure prior to closing any post office, was adopted recently by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. My…