Post Office

Fox News Rural villages depend greatly on post officesAnchorage Daily NewsALAN DICK Rural Alaskans far from roads, stores, medical and other services, who live in small villages spend more money per capita in the post office system than most other Alaskans. We have no alternatives to receiving medications, …Scott County …

Bricks fall from post office façade in HarrodsburgHouston Chronicle(AP) — A shower of bricks and mortar fell from the façade of the Harrodsburg post office as firefighters serviced a warning siren atop the building. The building was evacuated and closed for much of the day. Letter carriers were eventually allowed …

Cassidy: Tiny post office puts stamp on the un-Silicon ValleySan Jose Mercury NewsTess Black picks up her mail in the tiny lobby of the tiny post office in Loma Mar on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Among the post offices the USPS is considering for closure is this one that has …

While we lack economy of scale, rural Alaskans are, per capita, the best post office customers in the nation. More: continued here

USPS asks opinion on post office closuresChambersburg Public OpinionResidents in four communities in Franklin and Fulton counties will be able to offer feedback as the United States Postal Service reviews its offices for closure. Post offices in Lurgan, Concord, Wells Tannery and … More: continued here

A gunman, Patrick Henry Sherrill, shot and killed 14 co-workers, wounded six, then shot himself inside the post office where he work in downtown Edmond. This is the 25th anniversary. More: continued here

The little Loma Mar post office is among those that might be closed as the postal service works to narrow a budget gap that has soared to billions of dollars. But Loma Martians are not convinced that postal authorities actually understand all the 80-year-old branch means to those who rely …

Postal worker reflects on tragic day's eventsPauls Valley Daily DemocratPart-time letter carrier Patrick Sherrill's shootings at the downtown Edmond Post Office in 1986 left 14 people dead before he ended his own life with a gunshot wound to his head. Sherrill dressed in his usual postal attire entered the east …

Jenkins to Lecompton: Post office will stayTopeka Capital JournalLynn Jenkins, a Republican from Topeka, was hit with a barrage of concerns by her 2nd District constituents Friday, and the biggest local topic was the town's post office. The Lecompton post office will remain open, for now. …Lecompton post office safe …

Edmond Post Office massacre: Marking 25 yearsNewsOK.comA gunman, Patrick Henry Sherrill, shot and killed 14 co-workers, wounded six, then shot himself inside the post office where he work in downtown Edmond. This is the 25th anniversary. BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.com EDMOND — The cement base on the …Postal worker reflects …