On Tuesday, April 16th in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Committee Hearing U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pushed Postmaster General and United States Postal Service (USPS) CEO Louis DeJoy for a timeline to rebuild the Post Office in Baring, Mo. that was destroyed in 2023. Senator Hawley also asked for an update on the ongoing postal delays in Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.
In regard to the Post Office in Baring, Mo., Senator Hawley said, "this is a rural community in my state, and they don't have a post office at all. What bothers me is I haven't heard anything about the timeline for getting it rebuilt [...] I'm frustrated by the fact that it has been months and months, and I was told ninety days in September, and this is now the middle of April, and here we are."
Mr. DeJoy did not provide an update on the timeline for the rebuild, but committed to Senator Hawley that he would get him one.
Similarly, the Post Office in Sheridan was closed due to deterioration of the post office building there. The Postal Service subsequently solicited public comments regarding the location of a new building. They were supposed to have come and visited Sheridan to scout out a location, but have never done so.
Regarding the ongoing postal delays in Kansas City, Mo. Senator Hawley said, "We have seen a tripling of casework reports in Kansas City, folks who are just saying they're just not getting their mail [...] This is happening in Kansas City, and frankly in St. Louis on the other side of the state as well."
Senator Hawley then asked for an update on the implementation of the Inspector General's recommendations on the delayed mail process.
Mr. DeJoy explained that contracting issues resulted in the delays, but claimed that the issue should slowly be resolved and conditions improved.
The Sheridan Express exchanges papers with the Bethany Republican-Clipper. For three weeks, the Express did not get a paper. Subsequently on Monday, they received three papers on the same day.
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