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Post office collects 1500 lbs. (of food)Redwood Falls GazetteAfter collecting non-perishable food items during its annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food shelf collection event held this past Saturday, Gwenn Harrington, local postmaster, and post office employees Steve Eskeldson and Nancy Schultz dropped the food off. More: continued here

London 2012: Royal Mail warns of Olympics post delaysBBC NewsPostal deliveries will be affected by the extra congestion generated by the Olympic Games, with some mail held in the system for an extra day, Royal Mail has said. A £1 charge will be introduced by Parcelforce for delivering to parts …

FedEx Corp announced that its division – FedEx Express has achieved 16.6% fuel efficiency in its transportation fleet. More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Runs 1-Day Bucks Promo for Electronics PurchasesAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay is inviting members of its eBay Bucks loyalty program to earn double rewards for purchases made in the electronics category for today only. With the regular eBay Bucks program, participants earn 2% on every qualifying item when … …

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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 …

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 …

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