Post Office

Canim Lake post office back in store?100 Mile House Free PressHaving the post office back in the Canim Lake General Store cannot arrive quickly enough for storeowner Grace Buse. She said Monday (July 18) local residents would also be happy when the in-store service is … More: continued here

Rural Nevada town frets possible end to post office counter serviceThe RepublicOrovada escaped the fate recently, according to David Rupert, spokesman for the postal service. The post office is housed on leased property along Mountain City Highway, the only major road that goes through the historic mining and ranching town …

The details of 1.5m Post Office workers dating back more than 250 years have been made available online for the first time. More: continued here

Evergreen, VA – A small community in Appomattox County is trying to save its post office. One month ago, Evergreen residents learned their’s was on the chopping block. They say if it goes, a part of the town’s history will go with it. More: continued here

Newsflash: On Tuesday, U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will release a list of post offices to be studied for closing, as well as announce “a new concept” for possibly replacing P.O.’s that close, according to a news release. The morning news conference will come less than two weeks after the …

Records of Post Office workers dating back to 1737 have been released online for the first time, including women who kept the post going during wartime – and 3,000 men called Pat. More: continued here

Washington — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says cutting back mail delivery to three days a week is not under consideration right now but could happen in 15 or 20 years if mail volume continues to decline. More: continued here

Thanks to the decline in mail volume caused by the recession and shift to the Internet, the post office had a loss of $8 billion last year and is headed for a similar loss this year. More: continued here

Evergreen Fights to Save Post OfficeWSETEntertainment News from AP Evergreen, VA – A small community in Appomattox County is trying to save its post office. One month ago, Evergreen residents learned their's was on the chopping block. They say if it goes, a part of the town's history will go …

Rural Nevada town frets possible end to post office counter serviceGreenfield Daily ReporterOrovada escaped the fate recently, according to David Rupert, spokesman for the postal service. The post office is housed on leased property along Mountain City Highway, the only major road that goes through the historic mining and ranching …