FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Early voting is now underway in Stutsman County at the courthouse in Jamestown through Saturday. It begins Tuesday in Cass and Grand Forks counties. In Cass, polling locations are at the Cass County Courthouse, Fargodome, Northview Church, Ramada, Red River Valley Fairgrounds and Casselton Days Inn. There is a slight change in early voting on Saturday…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – At least five North Dakota counties received absentee ballots through the mail that were missing postmarks, a situation Secretary of State Michael Howe calls “completely unacceptable.” The Burleigh County Canvassing Board voted 5-4 on Monday morning to accept 58 ballots that were received by the deadline but were not postmarked. Lisa Hart, Burleigh County…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The driver of a motorcycle who was killed after crashing into a U.S. Postal Service van in Becker County on Saturday has been identified as 39-year-old Travis Hanks of Menahga, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just before 3 p.m. on County Highway 40, about three miles east of Wolf Lake. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The cost to send a letter could be going up, again. U.S. Postal Service wants to raise the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp to 73 cents from 68 cents. Metered letters would see a nickel increase to 69 cents. Domestic postcards will go up three pennies to 56 cents. There are also increases planned…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A number of people across the region are dealing with mail and newspaper delays and broken and unavailable cluster box units. North Dakota’s congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Postal Service to expand its ongoing postal audits to include the entire North Dakota and Minnesota district. They are already looking into issues at Bismarck, Mandan and…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota doesn’t agree with why some of his Democratic colleagues are concerned with post office issues now. The Republican is on the House Oversight Committee. The last time the panel had a hearing on financial issues with the post office was April 2019. The House passed a bill to remove requirements signed into…
WASHINGTON – Senator Tina Smith says an investigation is now underway into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. It will look into the effects DeJoy’s changes are having on delivery times. Just yesterday he reversed course on removing mail sorting machines, closing dropoff locations, and cancelling overtime. They will also investigate alleged conflicts of interest that DeJoy has in over $70 million worth…
MINOT, ND — The COO of the United States Postal Service is heading to the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. David Williams will unveil a series of new stamps celebrating state and county fairs. The unveiling will take place at the fair on Thursday, July 25. The event will be streamed live on the U.S. Postal Service’s Facebook page….
NATIONAL — A few familiar faces are being honored by the U.S. Postal Service and getting their own stamp. Legendary musicians, John Lennon and Lena Horne will be featured on stamps in 2018. Other faces include Fred Rogers, or as we know him, Mr. Rogers, and the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. The state of Illinois is also…
