Post Office

Post office closure like 'being asked to plan to die'DesMoinesRegister.comBranstad addresses Lohrville post office crowd: Gov. Terry Branstad was among about 200 attendees for an emotional, standing-room-only meeting April 25, 2011, in Lohrville about the closure of the local post office. Branstad owns the post office…Post Office in Lohrville in …

Sidney Herald Crane resident Chris Knutson wonders how she will receive the medications for her husband in the future. Now when the insulin arrives, the Crane postal worker gives her a call to pick it up. More: continued here

Councils' plan could help keep post offices openOxford TimesOxford city and Oxfordshire county councils are exploring the possibility of a partnership which would see services, such as the payment of rents and council tax and the sale of parking permits, being offered at post office counters. …and more » More: continued …

Councils' plan could help keep post offices openBanbury CakeOxford city and Oxfordshire county councils are exploring the possibility of a partnership which would see services, such as the payment of rents and council tax and the sale of parking permits, being offered at post office counters. …and more » More: continued …

Lohrville, Ia. – Not to harp on the post office closures, but this debate is bound to get messier before small-town America sees its Main Street anchors slip away. Iowa stands to lose 75 post offices this year, according to the latest figure from the United States Postal Service. More: …

In Garrett Park, the post office isn’t just where people send packages or apply for a passport; it’s the center of town. Since its establishment in 1898 there has been no home mail delivery in town, encouraging people to congregate and chat at the post office, said Mayor Chris Keller. …

Hartford Courant North Canton Post Office Vital to Community, Residents SayHartford CourantThe North Canton Post Office is more than a place to buy stamps and mail letters, local residents say, it's the epitome of rural America and one of the few remaining public buildings left in …Downtown post office may …

The fate of Toledo’s historic former post office building is in limbo. More: continued here

Residents make voices heard at Post Office meetingSioux City JournalSIOUX CITY – It's a good thing officials from the US Post Office said they came to listen, because residents sure gave them an earful Tuesday night. They got a little rowdy about their opinions, too. The crowd rallied behind Julie …

Aniak suffers another fuel spill; school, Post Office closedAnchorage Daily NewsA gasoline spill discovered Monday at a tank farm in Aniak led to the evacuation of three nearby homes and a one-day closure of the village school and post office, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said in a report …