Post Office

CBC.ca Orleans post office closure a bad trend: unionCBC.caThe closure means area residents will likely have to go to a franchise post–office, which are often found with drug stores and other retail outlets. …Canadian Union of Postal Workers Proposes Alternative to Save Orleans Post OfficeCanada NewsWire (press release)all 3 news …

If President Barack Obama signs the bill, the Hickory Post Office will be renamed for Sgt. Matthew L. Ingram, a Mississippi soldier who died in Afghanistan. More: continued here

WINSTED — With the U.S. Postal Service in perilous financial straits, many are confronting fears that local offices around the country could be shut down or delivery hours cut back. In Winsted, however, a group of activists are planning a rally to make sure the town’s post office doesn’t make …

Odd Wisconsin: First Cross Plains post office was … in a hatMadison.comLetters would arrive in Madison, the closest town with an actual US post office, and a man remembered only as “Mr. Thomas” would go pick it up. … More: continued here

Man stuck with counterfeit $100s from post officeNorthwest Cable News… apparently gave a Los Angeles man $800 in counterfeit $100 bills and now he's stuck with it even though it came from a federal government office. … More: continued here

Legislation to rename the Hickory, Miss., Post Office for a Mississippi soldier who died in Afghanistan is on its way to President Obama. More: continued here

Parking Could Be Tight at Chehalis Post OfficeKELACHEHALIS ) – Trying to get into the Chehalis Post Office could be a chore. Parking is occasionally being limited because of a construction project. … More: continued here

WEB FIRST: Group to hold protest outside Winsted post office SaturdayTorrington Register CitizenIn Winsted, however, a group of activists are planning a rally to make sure the town's post office doesn't make its way on to that list. … More: continued here

SOUTH Harrow residents told the Harrow Times they backed plans to relocate a Post Office. More: continued here

Forty-five Kaweah residents will continue to pick up their mail at the 100-year-old Kaweah Post Office thanks to a last-minute effort to save the service. More: continued here