TAHLEQUAH — A handful of rural residents in Cherokee County have complained in recent weeks about mail delivery from the U.S. Postal Service, saying their mail is being put in their neighbor’s boxes, or they’re not getting it at all.

Park Hill resident Jennifer Gibbs contacted the Daily Press, asserting she’s had prolonged problems receiving her mail, and that the local postmaster has done little to rectify the situation.

Gibbs says her mail is being delivered opened or torn; mail is delivered to her address that belongs to other people at other addresses; and her mail is often returned to sender with a hand-written note stating “not at this address,” “doesn’t live here,” or “left no forwarding address.” She also says she’s gone a week or longer with no mail delivery at all.

Tahlequah USPS Postmaster Wendell Brown said he is aware of Gibbs’ complaints.

“We’re doing a quality control check [in her delivery area], and doing everything we can to accommodate her,” said Brown. “I turned the complaints over to my boss, who, in turn, has turned it over to her boss.”

Rural residents complain about mail delivery