By Greg Davidson – June 14, 2015 Lately, there has been a great deal of confusion concerning the fate of the local mail processing plant, the Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility. At this point, there have been no details provided as to how this plant will be affected by the U.S. Postal Service’s…
By Erin Ragan – June 2, 2015 The Cape Girardeau Processing and Distribution Center is among dozens of United States Postal Service facilities throughout the country expected to hang on to some of its operations until 2016. The postal service announced last week it would push back planned consolidation activities for facilities or shift some…
By Erin Ragan – April 14, 2015 U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and others have asked a congressional subcommittee for time to pass federal legislation that could create efficiency for the financially ailing U.S. Postal Service. In a letter to leaders of the Senate’s Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee dated March 27, McCaskill and fellow senators called…
By Erin Ragan – March 31, 2015 In a few weeks, mail processing by the U.S. Postal Service will come to an end in Cape Girardeau, which employees of the center say could lead to longer waits for letter and package deliveries. April 18 is the official end date given to employees for mail processing…
The date for Cape Girardeau’s Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility to be combined with one in St. Louis has been set for April 18, according to a U.S. Postal Service website. Stacy St. John, corporate communications specialist for the USPS in Iowa City, Iowa, confirmed the date Friday. The consolidation will be part…
(August 15, 2014) Allegations of intentional delays at the Cape Girardeau mail processing facility prompted a letter from U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt on Thursday to postmaster general Patrick Donahoe. “Missourians are rightly concerned about possibly delayed or misdirected mail, and I write to express my concern about the reports and request future updates on the…
