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Wednesday, April 03, 2013  More than two hundred people gathered in Columbia Tuesday night to provide input on the future of the mail distribution center at the Columbia Regional Airport.

Friday, February 22, 2013  U.S. Postal Service officials plan to conduct a study at Columbia’s distribution center near the Columbia Regional Airport.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  To prevent low-population centers from losing their postal service, the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to reducing hours to keep them open.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Financially strapped Postal Service to cut Saturday mail, keep 6-day-a-week package delivery

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  McCaskill said closing postal facilities won't solve the U.S. Postal Service's money troubles.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  The US Postal Service gives some rural post offices more time before they face closing.

Monday, December 05, 2011  The U.S Postal Service announced Monday it will close some 250 mail processing centers, which will likely eliminate next day mail delivery.

Sunday, December 04, 2011  Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.

Sunday, December 04, 2011  Facing bankruptcy, Postal Service pushes forward with big cuts to first-class mail next spring

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  The United States Postal Service is facing a more than $9 billion deficit this fiscal year.

Friday, September 09, 2011  Local post offices are some of thousands being studied by the Postal Service for possible closure in an effort to save money.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Mid-Missouri retail Post Offices are being studied for the possibility of shutting down.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Former Postal employee Marie Birmingham-Harlin said a surveillance camera caught her former boss stealing gift cards from the mail.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  Have you ever been waiting on a package in the mail and it seems like it has been forever?

Monday, January 24, 2011  Mail Carrier Jeff Connell did not let Mother Nature stop him from making his deliveries along his route in Columbia.