WASHINGTON — The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday proposed reducing its costs by cutting the retail hours for thousands of rural post offices across the country instead of closing them. More: continued here

1st village post office to open in Lester businessWTVM(AP) – A local business is stepping in after the US Postal Service closed the town branch. The Barn Feed and Seed in Lester will be the location of Alabama's first Village Post Office. The service considers village post offices in locations where …and more » More: continued…

The people of Hoyt will be the first to tell you there is not much to the town. But many think it's pretty much perfect just the way it is. Calderwoods Grocery Store Manager Steven Beasterfield says, "We have the veterinarian. We have our own funeral home. I mean, pretty much everything you need. More:…

Small town residents breath a sigh of relief because their post office will stay open. More: continued here

Retford Today Local postal model 'must improve'Retford TodayA new model of providing postal services in stores or petrol stations should be improved after research revealed problems such as inaccurate product and pricing advice, according to a consumer group. Consumer Focus said the so-called Post Office Locals …and more » More: continued here

The Daily Jeffersonian Post offices help with nationwide food driveDaily Comet“The post office is really great for doing this. I don't know how we ever made it without them.” Postcards and shopping bags promoting the food drive have been delivered by letter carriers for the past week as a reminder to participate.Brookfield Post Office Delivers…

The North Shore Times asked readers what they thought about queues at their local post office: More: continued here