LOWELL — A post office in the community of Lowell is the fourth mail center in Lane County to be targeted by burglars in recent weeks. A post office employee said mail may have been stolen in the Lowell burglary, which was discovered Tuesday morning at the facility at 135 …
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LOWELL, Ore. (AP) — A post office in the Lane County community of Lowell, Ore., has been hit by a burglary. More: continued here
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Read More »Area post offices still face shortened hours
The United States Post Office is moving forward with a plan to reduce hours at some rural post offices throughout the country, including five post offices in Lincoln County. More: continued here
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