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Read More »Your neighborhood post office could disappear – SW Iowa News
Government Technology Your neighborhood post office could disappearSW Iowa NewsMuch of the front of the Florence Station post office in Omaha is a dull aqua green, fading like the fortunes of the US Postal Service's network of brick-and-mortar post offices. The agency said Tuesday it …What we'll lose if we …
Read More »Farmdale post office could reopen – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Government Technology Farmdale post office could reopenWarren Tribune ChronicleFARMDALE – The post office in this community about a mile west of Kinsman closed because of structural problems to the building, according to US Postal Services spokesman Victor Dubina. The Farmdale Post Office, 5914 Mayburn Barclay Road, closed July 6 …What …
Read More »Rockport post office extends its lease
ROCKPORT- Postal services at a Wood County post office will still be available for Rockport residents at least through the end of August Cathy Yarosky, a spokeswoman for the U.S. More: continued here
Read More »Post office reductions hit big and small towns alike
When their post office was first pegged for closing earlier this year, some Star Tannery residents made it be known they were upset that the U.S. Postal Service was targeting a small community. More: continued here
Read More »What we’ll lose if we lose the post office – Washington Post
Auctionbytes What we'll lose if we lose the post officeWashington PostInstead, I've become fascinated with the history of the post office and increasingly concerned about its future. In the past week, the financially struggling USPS announced that it is targeting nearly 3700 post offices for possible closure, …Rural postal carriers …
Read More »Appeal to keep post office open rejected by feds – News Transcript
Government Technology Appeal to keep post office open rejected by fedsNews TranscriptFreehold Borough will lose its United States Postal Service (USPS) facility on July 29, and customers will have to look elsewhere for postal services. A petition filed by local officials that sought to keep the Freehold Borough post office …
Read More »Will Paskenta lose its post office? – Corning Observer
Auctionbytes Will Paskenta lose its post office?Corning ObserverThe town's rural post office is on a list of 112 California offices under review to determine if their physical retail locations are viable enough to remain open. "For the local people, it's going to be a problem if this post office closes," …
Read More »Rural America worried about post office closings – Watertown Daily Times
Rural America worried about post office closingsWatertown Daily TimesIn a July 27, 2011 photo, the Odd Post Office is seen in Odd, W.Va. Out of the more than 3000 post offices around country slated for review for potential closing, there are 150 in tiny West Virginia, the third most in …
Read More »Post offices in Bogota, Lenox and Tigrett targeted for closure
The United States Postal Service may be closing your local post office. The U.S. Postal Service announced on Monday that it would begin a four-month study to evaluate whether it would close… More: continued here
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