{"id":26154,"date":"2019-04-18T08:15:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T13:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=26154"},"modified":"2019-04-18T08:15:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T13:15:58","slug":"county-commissioner-calls-for-change-to-minot-area-mail-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/04\/18\/county-commissioner-calls-for-change-to-minot-area-mail-service\/","title":{"rendered":"County Commissioner calls for change to Minot area mail service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiTElOIiwicCI6IiIsInYiOiIzNTQ4OTE2IiwiYW52YWNrIjoiZ3JEN3pRTjdxeDFKMlVYRzhlVWttU28zbFAxQVJCYW8iLCJzaGFyZUxpbmsiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5reG5ldC5jb20vZ29vZC1kYXktZGFrb3RhL2NvdW50eS1jb21taXNzaW9uZXItY2FsbHMtZm9yLWNoYW5nZS10by1taW5vdC1hcmVhLW1haWwtc2VydmljZS8xOTM1NTk2OTUwIiwicGx1Z2lucyI6eyJkZnAiOnsiY2xpZW50U2lkZSI6eyJhZFRhZ1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%2Fc3o9MXgxMDAwJml1PS81Njc4L254Lmt4bWEvZ29vZF9kYXlfZGFrb3RhJmltcGw9cyZnZGZwX3JlcT0xJmVudj12cCZvdXRwdXQ9dm1hcCZ1bnZpZXdlZF9wb3NpdGlvbl9zdGFydD0xJnZpZD1zaG9ydF9vbmVjdWUmY21zaWQ9JnVybD1bcmVmZXJyZXJfdXJsXSZjaXVfc3pzPTcyOHg5MCwzMDB4MjUwJmFkX3J1bGU9MSZjdXN0X3BhcmFtcz1wZ2lkJTNEMTkzNTU5Njk1MCUyNmNvaWQlM0QxOTM1NzA5NTk5JTI2dmlkY2F0JTNEZ29vZF9kYXlfZGFrb3RhJTI2Ym9iX2NrJTNEMCUyNmRfY29kZSUzRCUyNmRlc2NyaXB0aW9uX3VybCUzRGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmt4bmV0LmNvbS9nb29kLWRheS1kYWtvdGEvY291bnR5LWNvbW1pc3Npb25lci1jYWxscy1mb3ItY2hhbmdlLXRvLW1pbm90LWFyZWEtbWFpbC1zZXJ2aWNlLzE5MzU1OTY5NTA%2FZmJjbGlkPUl3QVIyVktjQmxHREtGaDVJR0FsWDZOWmttUTNZR0pCZ0tLNkRnZnphdUFvQ3kwckNLY2tmSklGbWgyS1klMjZ0ZXN0c2l0ZSUzREElMjZjb3JyZWxhdG9yPVt0aW1lc3RhbXBdIn0sImxpYnJhcnlSZXF1ZXN0ZWQiOnRydWV9LCJjb21zY29yZSI6eyJjbGllbnRJZCI6IjYwMzY0MzkiLCJuc19zdF9jaSI6IjM1NDg5MTYiLCJuc19zdF9jbCI6IjIwNDAwMCIsIm5zX3N0X2dlIjoidmlkZW8sbWlub3QscG9zdGFsIHNlcnZpY2UsbWFpbCxWaWRlbyxOZXdzIiwibnNfc3Rfc3QiOiJNWU5ETk9XIiwiYzMiOiIvIiwiYzQiOiIqbnVsbCIsImM2IjoiKm51bGwifX0sImh0bWw1Ijp0cnVlLCJ0b2tlbiI6IiAifQ%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Minot &#8211; Frustrations with late or even lost mail have led a county commissioner to take his concerns to Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Ward County Commissioner Alan Walter says Minot and surrounding areas were dealt a bad hand when the U.S. Postal Service moved some of Minot&#8217;s mail processing to Bismarck back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from the United States Postal Service, all local mail destined to zip codes beginning with 587 and 588 IS processed at the Minot post office.<\/p>\n<p>However, some people say, in their experience, that hasn&#8217;t always been the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s frustrating as heck that we have that kind of service in this community,&#8221; Walter said.<\/p>\n<p>He says people shouldn&#8217;t have to deal with the delay of having Minot-area mail sent all the way to Bismarck and back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We got mail delivered to the county here that some of it was two years old and laying around some place for two years.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxnet.com\/good-day-dakota\/county-commissioner-calls-for-change-to-minot-area-mail-service\/1935596950\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26155\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Minot-USPS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Minot-USPS.jpg 442w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Minot-USPS-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Minot-USPS-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Minot-USPS-254x141.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minot &#8211; Frustrations with late or even lost mail have led a county commissioner to take his concerns to Washington D.C. Ward County Commissioner Alan Walter says Minot and surrounding areas were dealt a bad hand when the U.S. Postal Service moved some of Minot&#8217;s mail processing to Bismarck back in 2015. 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