Update on the Presidential Postal Task Force

Update on the Presidential Postal Task Force

The following report was published by the Nat. Assoc. of Postal Supervisors NAPS – August 17, 2018 – On April 12, 2018, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the creation of a task force with the explicit duty to examine and evaluate the business model of the United States Postal Service. The […]

Mail mysteriously stopped showing up for nearly 3 weeks in this Syracuse neighborhood

Mail mysteriously stopped showing up for nearly 3 weeks in this Syracuse neighborhood

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Neighbors in Syracuse are demanding answers after they stopped receiving mail for nearly three weeks. Now the United States Postal Service says it is investigating. Service resumed Monday for neighbors who live on West Onondaga Street, but it’s unclear why the service was ever suspended in the first place. Neighbors say it’s […]

14 Postal Employees Were Shot and Killed Today In 1986

14 Postal Employees Were Shot and Killed Today In 1986

August 20, 2018 – Postal Employee Network – Today in 1986 Edmond, OK postal employee and letter carrier Patrick Henry Sherrill shot 20 of his coworkers killing 14 of them. Reports claim postal supervisors had verbally reprimanded Sherrill for his bad behavior the day before his rampage. The rampage lasted less than 15 minutes before […]

Brazos County, TX residents experiencing mail issues

Brazos County, TX residents experiencing mail issues

BRAZOS COUNTY, Tex. (KBTX) – Earlier this week we told you about residents having problems with their mail near the Wellborn community. Residents along Royder Road and Saddle Creek say they’ve seen a pattern of mail being sent to the wrong addresses and other issues. Now, more Brazos County residents say they’re seeing the same […]

Independent Community Bankers Urges Treasury Department to Oppose Postal Banking Expansion

Independent Community Bankers Urges Treasury Department to Oppose Postal Banking Expansion

Washington, D.C – The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today called on the Treasury Department to recommend prohibiting an expansion of banking services at the U.S. Postal Service. Today’s letter calls on President Donald Trump’s special task force on postal reform to include the recommendation in its review of the Postal Service. It follows this week’s […]

Kansas postal worker finds large red-tailed boa on mailbox

Kansas postal worker finds large red-tailed boa on mailbox

OVERLAND, KAN. — Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, according to the old post office adage. Snakes are another matter, however. Especially big ones. On Friday, the Overland Park Police Department reported that a postal worker found an 8-foot, red-tailed […]

Louisiana residents complain of delayed or no mail delivery

Louisiana residents complain of delayed or no mail delivery

CALCASIEU PARISH, LA (KPLC) – It seems as though there’s always a neighborhood in the Lake area complaining they are not getting their mail. This week the complaints come from off of Gauthier Road. Each day Pleaze and Barbara Laster walk together to the road, to check for mail. it’s partly for exercise for Pleaze […]

Postal Service to Release Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Forever Stamps

Postal Service to Release Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Forever Stamps

WASHINGTON — In celebration of Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary, the U.S. Postal Service will issue 20 Forever stamps showcasing some of the most outrageous car designs from Hot Wheels. For the first time, Hot Wheels car designs will grace the face of Forever stamps for fans of all ages to enjoy. Arranged in diagonal rows, […]

Employee Issues at the Dickinson, North Dakota, Post Office

Employee Issues at the Dickinson, North Dakota, Post Office

The following report is provided by the USPS OIG Objective: This report responds to a request from Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota about employee issues at the Dickinson Post Office. In response to that request, our objectives were to determine whether the U.S. Postal Service complied with employee payment requirements and assess employee engagement and […]