Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told attendees at the National Catalog Forum on June 21, 2011 that he predicted that half the number of postal offices will be closed by 2017 or 2018: source: multichannelmerchant.com What’s more, Donahoe predicted nearly half of the roughly 32,000 postal facilities currently in the U.S. will be closed in the next […]
Due to the holiday weekend, many Post Offices around the country will either be closed on Saturday, July 2 or have a closing time of 12 Noon on July 2nd. Post Offices will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of the national holiday. Express Mail will be delivered on the 4th and regular mail […]
Protesters turned out in force Tuesday morning for a rally designed to create more support in preventing the Valley Falls Post Office from closing on July 8. Town resident Derrick Watson, who heads an organization named “The Concerned Citizens of Valley Falls – Save Our Post Office, indicated last Thursday that he had sent an […]
JACKSON – On Wednesday, April 27, at 5:40 PM CDT, a tornado came through the area under an extreme weather warning and completely destroyed the Smithville, MS Post Office. No employees or customers were injured in this extreme weather. The tornado tore all but one wall down with its destruction. The Smithville Post Office 38870 […]
Mail Delivery Continues In Many Areas KENTUCKIANA POSTAL DISTRICT – Rising flood waters are hampering mail delivery and has led to a pair of Post Office closings along the Ohio River. The Glenview and Harrods Creek, KY, Post Offices are flooded, making them inoperable. “We are dealing with delivery issues in several areas due to […]
The Postal Service is closing post offices across the nation in an effort to save money. But it seems a trend is starting by UPS Inc to open up stores in places where USPS is shutting down. If UPS opens stores in areas where the Postal Service has shut down–USPS could possibly lose many of […]
On March 7, 2011, the Postal Service filed under seal a list of suspended post offices, stations, and branches. The list was provided in response to PRC Chairman’s Information Request. The Postal Service indicated that,despite its efforts, the “list may still contain errors.” It contends “that the list should remain confidential, citing data quality problems, […]
NAPA, CA — In a celebration of the significant contributions and exemplary life of Thomas (Tom) Kongsgaard, the U.S. Postal Service will hold a ceremony on March 28, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., to rename the Franklin Post Office, 1351 Second Street, Napa, as the Thomas Kongsgaard Post Office. “The dedication of a Post Office building in the memory […]
In January of this year, the Postal Service notified the Postal Regulatory Commission that it intends to conduct a market test of Gift Cards. USPS said, “This product will provide postal customers with the ability to purchase a card loaded with a specified sum of money, which can be sent as a gift through the mail. […]
The U.S. Postal Service will begin the process of closing as many as 2,000 postal offices in March and will review 16,000 more — half of all existing post offices — that are losing money. Based on federal requirements, the majority of post offices closing more than likely will be money-losing post offices, post offices […]