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Five Missouri, Kansas members of Congress send tough critique of troubled mail service to D.C. • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — Three Missouri and two Kansas members of Congress serving constituents in the greater Kansas City area forwarded a joint letter Tuesday to the U.S. Postal Service demanding action to rectify problems with missing or delayed mail and protracted periods in which no mail was delivered at all.
Republicans Sam Graves and Mark Alford, both of Missouri, and Jake LaTurner of Kansas as well as Democrats Emanual Cleaver of Missouri and Sharice Davids of Kansas forwarded the letter to USPS postmaster general Louis DeJoy. They pointed to the July federal audit of the Kansas City Postal and Distribution Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and stations in Hickman Mills in Missouri as well as in Mission and Kansas City on the Kansas side of the border.
Deficiencies at the distribution center touched on mail clearance times, delayed mail, late cancellations and dock scanning during an inspection period in May, USPS auditors said. The report said challenges at the three stations included document scanning, delayed mail and property conditions.
The inspector general concluded USPS ought to address problems with employee staffing and recommended supervisors prepare better for staff absences in the Kansas City region.
“The audit makes clear that the USPS must do more to ensure Kansans receive reliable, timely mail delivery,” said Davids, who is seeking reelection in the 3rd District of Johnson and Wyandotte counties. “I will keep working across the aisle with my colleagues in the KC area to help fix these issues and ensure our postal service meets the needs of our communities.”
In recent months, the letter said, all five congressional offices received a growing number of complaints regarding inadequate mail service.
“It is unacceptable that these facilities … are failing to keep up with the USPS standard of service,” the bipartisan letter from U.S. House members said. “We wholeheartedly urge the leadership of the Postal Service to roll out the recommendations of the USPS office of the inspector general immediately.”
The federal lawmakers said USPS ought to implement strategies to mitigate mail delays, ensure compliance with processing procedures, improve delivery logistics, and upgrade safety and security policies for staff at the mail facilities.
The representatives said residents of communities across Kansas and Missouri relied on consistent mail service and deserved better support from USPS management.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A Missouri man was arrested last week following a traffic stop in Topeka.
According to the Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office, on Wednesday, May 20, shortly before 9 p.m., a deputy conducted a traffic stop on an SUV in the 1900 block of SW Topeka Boulevard.
Officials said that during the investigation, it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle did not have a valid license, the vehicle was not properly registered and there was no liability insurance as required. In addition, illegal narcotics were allegedly found.
As a result, Robert L. Brooks, 55, of Carthage, Mo., was arrested and booked into the SNDOC on the following:
- Possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant
- Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia
- Driving while license suspended
- Vehicles; display plate not assigned
- Fail to stop at a stop sign
No additional information was provided.
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As the United States prepares for the 250th celebration, the Missouri State Archives, in collaboration with the America 250 Missouri Commission, are calling for the public to join them with a new project.
From now through December 31st, 2026, the Archives is accepting items of Missouriana to be placed in a time capsule.
The “time capsule” will look different than what most people picture.
Instead of being buried or encased in cement, the time capsule will live in the Archives’ rare documents vault – the perfect place for artifacts to grow old.
One of the items submitted for the time capsule is a ticket stub from Game 6 of the 1964 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees.
The Yankees won this game to tie the series 3-3, before the Cardinals took Game 7.
For entry guidelines, additional details, and the submission form, click here.
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