Oklahoma post office receives unexpected delivery following storms

ADAIR, Okla. – Strong thunderstorms made a special delivery to a post office in Oklahoma. The storms we experienced here in the metro yesterday turned severe in the eastern part of our state. A tree collapsed on the roof of the Adair post office in the eastern part of the state. The video shows just […]

NAPUS: POStPlan Clarification- RIF Timelines Update and Level 6 Post Offices

The Postmasters organizations have had numerous meetings with Postal Headquarters regarding the final implementation of POStPlan, since the announcement of the extension of the POStPlan RIF date from September 30, 2014 to January 9, 2015. As a result of these meetings, a number of clarifications on the implementation and the POStPlan Timeline were shared with […]

Farmington, NM Police issues Postmaster criminal citation for unkempt weeds outside post office

FARMINGTON — If convicted on charges that he has allowed weeds to grow outside the U.S. Post Office on 20th Street, Postmaster Steve Begay could face a maximum $500 fine and 90 days in jail. On Wednesday, Farmington Mayor Tommy Roberts stood on the sidewalk outside the post office in front of scattered day-old cut […]

Video: Stolen mailboxes in Visalia CA help uncover a crime even larger

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) –An identity theft investigation in the South Valley has uncovered a crime even larger than first thought. Police say the suspect wasn’t just stealing the victim’s mail, but entire mail boxes. Shannon Sorrels, 35, is in custody after a check fraud investigation led officers to uncover he’d stolen a number of community […]

Australia Post strengthens regional and rural support and reaffirms its post office commitments

Australia Post has moved to strengthen its vital regional and rural store network by announcing a package of initiatives that includes increased payments to post office operators and wider access to point-of-sale technology enabling customers to access more services. Australia Post also announced it will roll out new retail superstores in regional and rural areas […]

USPS declares “emergency suspension” for closure of Mumford, TX post office

The local post office in Mumford, TX closes its doors in a couple of weeks (MUMFORD, TX) — People in Mumford are weighing their options now that their post office will close in less than two weeks because the land the post office sits on was sold to the Union Pacific Railroad. The United States […]

Tornado destroys Post Office in Pilger, Nebraska

75 percent of the community is “gone, and that’s my opinion,” Unger said, including the middle school, Midwest Bank, a convenience store, post office, numerous houses, city hall, firehouse and St. John’s Lutheran church. Numerous rescue squads from neighboring towns within a 25-mile radius responded after the storm. There were no reports of anyone still […]

USPS: Nation’s First Mobile Village Post Office Opens in Texas

VPO on wheels Mobile market offers postal services The nation’s first mobile Village Post Office (VPO) recently rolled into Dallas District. The “VPO on wheels” is part of the Hummingbird Market, owned by Pam Slate, the widow of a Marine Corps veteran. The market sells food grown by veterans who participate in a farm cooperative, as […]