AM 1240 WJON » Postal Service http://wjon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 05:41:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Postal Service to Begin Closing Waite Park, Other Plants this Summer http://wjon.com/postal-service-to-begin-closing-plants-this-summer/ http://wjon.com/postal-service-to-begin-closing-plants-this-summer/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:33:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=102059 The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying it can no longer wait for Congress to decide how to cut postal costs.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-service-to-begin-closing-plants-this-summer/feed/ 0 Postal Service: Will Keep Rural Post Offices Open http://wjon.com/postal-service-will-keep-rural-post-offices-open/ http://wjon.com/postal-service-will-keep-rural-post-offices-open/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:41:43 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=99710 The struggling U.S. Postal Service is trying to tamp down concern over its wide-scale cuts, saying it will seek to keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-service-will-keep-rural-post-offices-open/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Senate Advances Bill to Save Ailing U.S. Postal Service http://wjon.com/senate-advances-bill-to-save-ailing-u-s-postal-service/ http://wjon.com/senate-advances-bill-to-save-ailing-u-s-postal-service/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:33:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=93208 With big postal cuts looming, the Senate is deciding whether to stabilize the ailing U.S. Postal Service with a short-term cash infusion while delaying most decisions on closing post offices and ending Saturday mail delivery.

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]]> http://wjon.com/senate-advances-bill-to-save-ailing-u-s-postal-service/feed/ 0 Getty Images Postal Closures Concern Election Officials, Voters http://wjon.com/postal-closures-concern-election-officials-voters/ http://wjon.com/postal-closures-concern-election-officials-voters/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:10:50 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=80026 Secretaries of state say closing mail-processing centers and post offices could disrupt absentee voting this year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-closures-concern-election-officials-voters/feed/ 0 Getty Images Postal Service to Host Meeting in St. Cloud Tonight http://wjon.com/postal-service-to-host-meeting-in-st-cloud-tonight/ http://wjon.com/postal-service-to-host-meeting-in-st-cloud-tonight/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:18:47 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=60792 A reminder that the United States Postal Service has scheduled a meeting in St. Cloud on the planned closing of the Waite Park Distribution Center. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the Holiday Inn.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-service-to-host-meeting-in-st-cloud-tonight/feed/ 0 Postal Service Schedules Meeting On Waite Park Facility http://wjon.com/postal-service-schedules-meeting-on-waite-park-facility/ http://wjon.com/postal-service-schedules-meeting-on-waite-park-facility/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:48:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=57310 The United States Postal Service has scheduled a meeting in St. Cloud on the planned closing of the Waite Park Distribution Center. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 22nd at the Holiday Inn.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-service-schedules-meeting-on-waite-park-facility/feed/ 0 Steven Wright Status of Waite Park Mail Center Still Uncertain [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/status-of-waite-park-mail-center-still-uncertain-audio/ http://wjon.com/status-of-waite-park-mail-center-still-uncertain-audio/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:39:15 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=56531 The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service says it wants to move quickly to close 252 mail processing centers. However, after today's (Monday) announcement, we still don't know what that means for the distribution facility in Waite Park.

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]]> http://wjon.com/status-of-waite-park-mail-center-still-uncertain-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images Cuts to First-Class Mail to Slow Delivery in 2012 http://wjon.com/cuts-to-first-class-mail-to-slow-delivery-in-2012/ http://wjon.com/cuts-to-first-class-mail-to-slow-delivery-in-2012/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:43:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=56391 A U.S. Postal Service facing possible bankruptcy plans to more broadly outline an estimated $3 billion in cuts today and fast delivery of first class mail is likely to be a casualty.

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]]> http://wjon.com/cuts-to-first-class-mail-to-slow-delivery-in-2012/feed/ 0 Getty Images Mailing a Letter to Cost a Penny More Next Year http://wjon.com/mailing-a-letter-to-cost-a-penny-more-next-year/ http://wjon.com/mailing-a-letter-to-cost-a-penny-more-next-year/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:26:59 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=43605 It'll cost a penny more to mail a letter next year. The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will increase postage rates on Jan. 22, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail, to 45 cents.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mailing-a-letter-to-cost-a-penny-more-next-year/feed/ 0 Getty Images Postal Workers Rally Outside Bachmann's Office [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/postal-workers-rally-outside-bachmanns-office-audio/ http://wjon.com/postal-workers-rally-outside-bachmanns-office-audio/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:48:31 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=37423 Postal workers rallied today (Tuesday) outside the office of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in Waite Park. It was just one of several rallies held throughout the country.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-workers-rally-outside-bachmanns-office-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by Jim Maurice Postal Service May Close Waite Park Office http://wjon.com/postal-service-may-close-waite-park-office-2/ http://wjon.com/postal-service-may-close-waite-park-office-2/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:36:27 +0000 Jen Jacobs http://wjon.com/postal-service-may-close-waite-park-office-2/ Four mail processing facilities in Minnesota are on the Postal Service's list for possible closings. The four offices under consideration in Minnesota are in Bemidji, Duluth, Rochester and Waite Park.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-service-may-close-waite-park-office-2/feed/ 0 Getty Images Postal Service May Close Waite Park Office http://wjon.com/postal-service-may-close-waite-park-office/ http://wjon.com/postal-service-may-close-waite-park-office/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:49:30 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=33691 Four mail processing facilities in Minnesota are on the Postal Service's list for possible closings. The four offices under consideration in Minnesota are in Bemidji, Duluth, Rochester and Waite Park.

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]]> http://wjon.com/postal-service-may-close-waite-park-office/feed/ 0 Getty Images Woman Who Tried To Mail Puppy Won't Get It Back http://wjon.com/woman-who-tried-to-mail-puppy-wont-get-it-back/ http://wjon.com/woman-who-tried-to-mail-puppy-wont-get-it-back/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:15:52 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=7133 A Minneapolis woman who tried to mail a puppy to her son in Georgia won't get the dog back.Thirty-nine-year-old Stacey Champion attended an administrative hearing at Minneapolis City Hall Monday to try to reclaim the 4-month-old Schnauzer mix. But authorities denied her request.

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]]> http://wjon.com/woman-who-tried-to-mail-puppy-wont-get-it-back/feed/ 0 Getty Images Ex-Postal Employee Accused Of Stealing Cash http://wjon.com/ex-postal-employee-accused-of-stealing-cash/ http://wjon.com/ex-postal-employee-accused-of-stealing-cash/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:18:07 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=3529 A former U.S. Postal Service employee in Minnesota is accused of stealing cash and gift cards from the mail.

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