Post Office

Rural post office in western Kansas town of Marienthal to close because of …The RepublicA rural western Kansas post office will close at the end of this week, at least temporarily, because it's without a postmaster. The Garden City Telegram reports (http://bit.ly/ojw8nC) that the Marienthal post office is among about …

SPOKANE, Wash. – Neither rain, nor sleet can stop the United States Postal Service, but apparently gloom of the economy can. More: continued here

MARIENTHAL – A rural western Kansas post office will close at the end of this week, at least tempora … More: continued here

A rural western Kansas post office will close at the end of this week, at least temporarily, because it’s without a postmaster. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service plans to move out of its historic Riverside Avenue post office in downtown Spokane to cut costs, Spokane Postmaster Karen Fairlee said today. More: continued here

Post Office Woes Will Help UPSMotley FoolNow the bad news (for postal workers): The US Postal Service wants to get rid of 120000 of its employees. It has proposed cutting that many career positions by 2015. In addition, the USPS wants to lose the federal health and retirement plans for …

AllGov Postal Service to move out of historic Spokane buildingThe Spokesman ReviewThe US Postal Service plans to move out of its historic Riverside Avenue post office in downtown Spokane to cut costs, Spokane Postmaster Karen Fairlee said today. “We're just in the beginning of a two- or three-part process,” she …

A new, electric stand-up vehicle is making the business of delivering mail more efficient and environmentally friendly. More: continued here

KVEC Suspicious package determined non-threatening at Atascadero post officeKSBY San Luis Obispo NewsA suspicious package at a post office in Atascadero Sunday turned out to be non-threatening, according to Atascadero Police. The post office is located at 9800 El Camino Real. The Atascadero Police Department received a report around 5:30 …

Post offices should be “front office” for government in ScotlandPost and ParcelIn a new report issued on Friday, the group said there has been a sharp decline in availability of government services at the post office in Scotland over the past five years, but the situation could be reversed in …