Post office branch set to close (BBC News)

A MAN who lay in wait to rob a newsagent as he went to drop off thousands of pounds at the post office was jailed. More: continued here

As the U.S. Postal Service announces the possible sale of the post office on Penniman, lobbying is under way to keep postal service available downtown. More: continued here

Rural post offices cut hours to save moneyBranson Tri-Lakes newsThe Tri-Lakes Area is starting to see the impact of a U.S. Postal Service plan unveiled in May which will limit retail hours at 13,000 post offices across the country in an attempt to cut expenses. According to the USPS “Post Plan,” hours are being ……

Improvements have been made at the Council Bluffs Post Office under the leadership of Cynthia Martinez, the city’s newest postmaster, a local postal official said Friday. More: continued here

Beset by the revolution in electronic communications and the increasing market share of private-label package delivery services like FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service has been struggling financially for many years. The price of a stamp may have just gone up by three cents, but with fewer and fewer Americans sending snail mail, the USPS needs…

The South Kortright Post Office will close at the end of February, and patrons will receive postal services at the Hobart Post Office as of March 2. More: continued here