USPS National and Michigan News

News from USPS National and USPS Great Lakes Area.
04/09/2026 12:26
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect on July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.
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04/08/2026 08:25
Marshall, MI – On Thursday, April 16th, in his 26th year as a postal employee, William Day will be sworn in as Marshall and Ceresco Postmaster.
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04/07/2026 16:32
Muskegon, MI — The Postal Service is participating in a Michigan Works! Association Job Fair on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at the Michigan Works! Muskegon Career Tech Center, 200 Harvey St., Muskegon, MI 49442. The Job Fair hours are 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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04/07/2026 16:31
Grand Rapids, MI — The Postal Service is hiring Rural Carrier Assistants at the Grand Rapids Post Office located at 1624 Walker Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504.The Job Fair hours are 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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04/07/2026 14:53
With deliveries every day, including Sundays and holidays, carriers experience dog bites in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
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04/02/2026 14:56
Holland, MI – Due to loss of lease, the Postal Service will suspend operations at the Macatawa Post Office, 2150 S. Shore Dr., Macatawa, MI 49434, at the close of business on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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03/31/2026 14:00
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the stamp issues that will be premiered at the Boston 2026 World Exposition , the 12th international philatelic exhibition of the United States.
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03/25/2026 15:45
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market. This temporary price adjustment will provide needed flexibility for the Postal Service by helping to ensure that the actual costs of doing business are covered, as required by Congress.
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03/14/2026 09:34
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating a beloved native flower with the release of the Sunflowers Forever stamp, issued today at the Garfield-Perry Stamp Club’s 136th annual March Party in Strongsville, Ohio. The stamp highlights the sunflower’s beauty and positive symbolism as well as its nutritional and ecological importance.
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03/13/2026 13:37
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue ceremony for its new Lowriders stamps today at the Logan Heights Library. With this issuance, USPS celebrates lowrider car culture, rooted in working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest.
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