Post Office

Man found dead 2 days after post office tripCharleston Post CourierA man who went to the post office on Thursday and never returned was found dead on Saturday. James Middleton, 59, of St. Stephen was discovered in his car north of St. Stephen, according to Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner …

OWENSBURG — For 25 years, Billy Combs and his wife, Kathleen, have retrieved their mail from the Owensburg Post Office. And they still are, even though it closed down, sudden … More: continued here

Law enforcement explores potential bomb at post officeNorth Platte BulletinA bomb threat at the North Platte post office Saturday kept Nebraska law enforcement on their toes for most of that afternoon. At 2p.m. a post office employee noticed a suspicious package sitting …Bomb squad investigates suspicous package at North Platte …

Community launches effort to save its Post OfficeMoultrie ObserverAnd in the Hartsfield community, one of those elements is now in danger — the US Post Office. A group of Hartsfield residents met Thursday night to begin discussions on keeping their Post Office open. Hartsfield resident Dave Underwood, … More: continued …

Just as they switched from horse and buggy to automobiles for transportation 100 years ago, Americans are now relegating pen and paper to the scrap heap of history. More: continued here

Thousands of post offices across the nation are targeted for closure or have already been closed this year. In July in Andersonville, a Civil war village of 331 citizens, citizens started a petition in an effort to save their post office. More: continued here

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A postal worker in suburban Lyons says he discovered what looked like a half-stick of dynamite, a bullet and white powder in a broken envelope Saturday morning. More: continued here

An incendiary device and a suspicious white substance were found inside a package causing an evacuation of the Lyons Post Office Saturday morning.No one was hurt, but there will be delay in mail delivery, police said.At 8 a.m., police are fire personnel responded to a call of a suspicious opened …

Council members lobby against post office closingsMilwaukee Courier Weekly NewspaperIt is estimated more than 3400 post office box users will be displaced if the stations close. Alderwoman Coggs said, “The USPS is currently considering these closings; we will solicit public input and continued discussions are scheduled to take place …Defend …