New proposal would keep small post offices open but would cut back hoursPalladium-Item11:03 pm Under a new proposal from the United States Postal Service, the post office in Boston would only be open two hours a day. / Palladium-Item file photo by Joshua Smith The United States Postal Service lost $3.2 billion from Jan. 1…

WASHINGTON – The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying it can no longer wait for Congress to decide how to cut postal costs. More: continued here

The U.S. Post Office is calling attention to one of the country's most commonly reported public health problems: Dog attacks and bites. More: continued here

Mid-valley post office hours could be cut under new USPS planAlbany Democrat HeraldThe retail operations of several small post offices in Linn and Benton counties may be curtailed as part of the most recent survival plan proposed by the US Postal Service. Wednesday, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced that plans to close …Camas Post Office…

Three U.S. postal service vehicles rolled up to the door of the Redwood Area Food Shelf Tuesday afternoon with a special delivery courtesy of the residents of Redwood Falls. More: continued here

Chattanooga Times Free Press Postal Service strategy may have local effectsJacksonville Daily NewsA new strategy by the US Postal Service to keep small, rural post offices open could affect Jones County. The USPS presented a plan recently that would keep the existing rural post office in place, but with modified retail window hours as a…

A young dad stole thousands of pounds in cash from a post office run by his mother after being threatened over drug debts. Christopher Dugdale, 23, was employed as an assistant and stuffed wads of money into his coat pockets before leaving at night, a court heard. More: continued here