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The Cypress Post Office has joined two other local post offices on the list of those being studied for possible closure. U.S. Postal Service representative Stephen Seewoester. More: continued here
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The victim of a fatal accident in which a FedEx truck ran into an overpass on Interstate 64 near the Harrison and Crawford county line early Wednesday has been identified as James E. Loper, 51, of Bowling Green, Ky. More: continued here
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