Post Office

No word on post officesBranson Tri-Lakes newsA 60-day public comment period has ended for five post offices in the Tri-Lakes Area that have been targeted for closure, but a final decision on the matter isn't expected for some time. The United States Postal Service … More: continued here

Post office discusses closing Lynchburg mail processing facilityWSLS“It leaves me no choice but to give less business to the post office,” Pace said. He added if the operation moved to North Carolina, there is no reason for him to hire local printers for mail advertising, when he could hire Greensboro …

Post office'hit list' riles small town's residentsMontgomery AdvertiserThese Myrtlewood residents met at the post office Monday to voice their displeasure over possible closure of the facility. ALVIN BENN/SPECIAL TO THE ADVERTISER / ALVIN BENN/SPECIAL TO THE ADVERTISER MYRTLEWOOD — Mabel Duggans' day usually begins when … More: continued here

Top Morning Stories 11/16/11: AISD Charter Proposal Mtg, Post Office Could Be …KUT NewsCedar Park is one step closer to having a post office named after a local soldier killed in Iraq. The US House has unanimously passed a resolution to rename the post office in honor of 23 year-old …

Telegraph.co.uk Under-threat rural Essex post office saved by villagersBBC NewsVillagers have stepped in to save a rural post office in one of the first schemes of its kind. Customers have agreed to pay monthly direct debit subscriptions towards the running of Henham Post Office, in Essex. The donations will help …

Post office losses mount to $5.1 billionTriValley Central30 came despite deep cuts of more than 130000 jobs in recent years and the closing of some smaller local post offices. Losses will only accelerate in the coming year, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned, citing faster-than-expected declines in … More: continued here

DigitalJournal.com Op-Ed: Can the USPS make it? Post office cites $5.1 billion lossDigitalJournal.comThe US Postal Service said it is seeing another fiscal year ending with billions of dollars in losses, which mirrored expectations that were given months ago. USPS cites they lost $5.1 billion through Sept. 30. According to the …

Glenn celebrating new post officeHollandSentinel.comAn outdoor drop box was installed at Gerstner Hardware & Vintage Specialties, 6988 114th Ave., Glenn, when site became a Village Post Office. Owners Vicki and Robert Amberg are planning to install a handicapped-accessible ramp. …Hardware Store to Assume Post Office Duties in GlennWHTCall 2 news …

Dothan post office to hold public meetingDothan EagleThe US Postal Service will conduct a public meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Wednesday to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Dothan Customer Service Mail Processing Center on North Oates Street into the Montgomery … More: continued …

The U.S. Postal Service lost $5 billion last year and would have lost double that amount if the government hadn’t stepped in to give them a break on pension payments. Total mail volume has declined by 1.7 percent, continuing a downtrend that threatens to wipeout the entire operation, as FedEx …