Post Office

Morning Sentinel Success at the Post Office: Fewer Workers Are Paid to Do NothingTIMEThe US Postal Service, which is expected to lose $9 billion in 2011 and may have to close 10% of post offices and resort to five-day-a-week mail delivery, has figured out at least one way …Date Set …

Postal Service May Move Wheeling's Mail Processing Operations to PittsburghState JournalWHEELING — Workers at the Wheeling Post Office are just two days away from hearing the results from the comprehensive study done by the United States Postal service concerning mail distribution out of Pittsburgh. But now many are wondering if …

A postmistress is supporting the campaign to re-open a post office in Summertown. More: continued here

First-class bidOxford MailResidents have been trying to bring back a post office to the area since the last one closed in 2008. Now Swarn Lally, a postmistress of 20 years, says she would love to take on the role if the Post Office decided to open up. …and more » More: …

A HAZMAT situation is unfolding at the Tampa International Airport post office after two workers became sickened while handling mail. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service has proposed to close Blackburn Post Office and transfer its services 13 miles away to Malta Bend Post Office. Cynthia Bolles, Manager of Post Office Operations, sent word to Malta Bend and Blackburn on Aug. 26 regarding the potential closure. More: continued here

US Postal Service proposes to close Blackburn Post OfficeThe Marshall Democrat-NewsThe US Postal Service has proposed to close Blackburn Post Office and transfer its services 13 miles away to Malta Bend Post Office. Cynthia Bolles, Manager of Post Office Operations, sent word to Malta Bend and … More: continued here

Meeting on Levasy post office set for TuesdayBlue Springs ExaminerThe US Postal Service is holding a meeting on the proposed closure of the post office in Levasy. The meeting is at 7 pm at Ebenezer United Church of Christ. Last month, the Postal Service released a list of 3700 … …

Arkansas News Rural Arkansas communities face losing post officeKATVEntertainment News from AP Residents were elated when they got word in mid-June that more than three dozen local buildings, including a pair of long-closed gins in this once thriving cotton community on the edge of the Delta, were being added to …

In Cedar, around 30 people came out to a meeting to protest plans to close the town’s post office. Similar numbers showed up in Kirkville. It’s the community gathering place in those towns, and residents are willing to fight to keep them open More: continued here