The Postal Service will end mail delivery and retail services at the Leawood branch, 3500 W. 95th St., beginning Sept. 16. Services will be transferred to the Indian Creek branch, 4225 W. 107th St. The change will not affect Leawood customers’ addresses, post office box numbers or ZIP codes.
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Botswana Post opens philatelic bureau in ChobeSunday Standard, Botswana –5 hours ago… strategic goals of bringing services and products closer to the community, a philatelic bureau was this week opened at Chobe Post Office in Kasane. … More: continued here
Carter Calls for Post Office Closings ReviewKXXV News Channel 25Washington, DC – Congressman John Carter is asking the US Post Office for a review of the considerations used in determining which post offices to close in the agency's cost-cutting decisions this month. "We fully recognize that bringing federal … More: continued here
Venture debt firm Horizon Technology Finance opens Reston officeWashington PostHorizon Technology Finance, a finance company that provides secured loans to venture-backed upstarts, has hired its first managing director for the mid-Atlantic area as the firm looks to increase its investments in the region. Farmington, Conn.-based … More: continued here
Thousands of rural post offices will stay open, at least part timeWGMEWASHINGTON (AP) — The Postal Service is backing off of its plan to close as many as 3700 low-revenue post offices sometime after next week. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, citing strong community opposition, now says the agency will maintain a … More: continued here
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Fort Mill Post Office customers deliver complaintsThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comMichael Harrison – mharrison@fortmilltimes.com – USPS employee James Witherspoon collects mail from the boxes from the Fort Mill Post Office drive through area. Eventually, Fisher did register her complaint with the USPS regional office in North … More: continued here
A limited edition commemorative cover in partnership with the Vatican Post Office, to mark the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Great Britain and the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, has been unveiled. More: continued here