Post Office

With 120,000 post office workers facing layoffs and thousands more facing benefits changes, lawmakers will soon be required to make some tough choices — meaning that those choices are likely to be postponed until the last minute. More: continued here

Trees, lawn to be replaced at downtown post officeNorth Platte BulletinA crew tore out trees and shrubs in early July at North Platte's downtown post office and federal building. Ten days later the bluegrass sod was removed, after most of it had died from neglect or … More: continued here

Grays Harbor town gets 'village' post officeTheNewsTribune.comWith a small celebration and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Red's Hop-In Mart in Malone is now home to a "village post office." BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY; The Daily World MALONE, Wash. — With a small celebration and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Red's Hop-In …and more » …

Morningside, Northside Postal Stations will Close September 16KMEG 14SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The US Postal Service announced today that the agency will close Sioux City's Morningside and Northside Postal Stations at the close of business on Friday, September 16. Post Office Box customers of the Northside and Morningside …and more » …

Money-losing post office wants to cut union jobs. More: continued here

The last post office in the Netherlands, on the Neude in Utrecht, will shut its doors on October 28, the Telegraaf reports on Friday. More: continued here

Hundreds of thousands of postal workers could soon lose their jobs, or face drastic changes to their benefits. More: continued here

Grays Harbor town gets 'village' post officeSeattle Post Intelligencer(AP) — With a small celebration and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Red's Hop-In Mart in Malone is now home to a "village post office." The town's post office had been under review for closure because it wasn't doing much business, said Katherine …

Post office users react to possible closureMadison.comThe US Postal Service is considering closing some 41 post offices in Wisconsin. One of them is in Sextonville, in rural Richland County. Take a ride on the Capitol Pedaler, a 14 passenger bicycle which offers riders a unique way to traverse the city. …

WASHINGTON (Indiana’s NewsCenter) – The U.S. Postal Service has cut more than 100,000 jobs over the last four years, and might turn around and do that again over the next four years. More: continued here