Town told a new USPS contractor will take over deliveries Oct. 7

Sep 22, 2026

Town Administrator Trevor Aitken said a new contractor from Missouri will assume USPS delivery in the area on Oct. 7; the contractor's identity and the status of the current carrier remained unknown, and the town may consider bidding if service problems continue.

The full story

Town Administrator Trevor Aitken told the council that the United States Postal Service awarded a new delivery contract to a contractor from Missouri who is scheduled to begin service on Oct. 7. Aitken said the contractor's identity and the nature of the contract were not yet known and that the Thayne post office still lacks a permanent postmaster; he also said it was uncertain whether the current carrier, Stacy, would remain under the new contractor.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in