Last Updated on January 14, 2018 by cassnetwork
On Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, the U.S. Postal Service will observe the federal holiday marking the birthday of Civil Rights Movement champion Martin Luther King Jr. His official birthday is Jan. 15. The holiday is commonly referred to as Martin Luther King Day. All Post Offices in Indiana will be closed and there will be no mail delivery or retail service on this day.
However, customers are encouraged to still drop their mail in blue street collection boxes, so they can be processed early the next day.
“We want to advise anyone with stamped or metered mail ready for delivery to drop this mail into a blue collection box instead of waiting to do so the following day,” said Greater Indiana District Manager Todd Hawkins. “This also applies to our business customers, many who will still be open during the holiday. We want to get a quick start on processing their mail.”
And for customers depositing mail on Tuesday, Jan 16, Hawkins advises they drop their mail no later than 3 p.m. in order to get it processed sooner.
“On your way to work or school is the best time to drop the mail at the Post Office or blue collection box,” adds Hawkins. “The earlier in the day we receive the mail, the sooner we can send it on its way to its destination.”
Post Offices will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 16, with full mail delivery and retail service.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
SOURCE: News release from U.S. Postal Service
Additional holiday closings and observances:
The Cass County Government Building will be closed Monday, January 15, 2018. The Commissioners Meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 16.
All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Monday, January 15 and will resume regularly scheduled business hours Tuesday, January 16.
The Cass County Bar Association will sponsor Talk To A Lawyer Day from 1-3 p.m. Monday, January 15. During those hours, anyone may call 574-753-7730 to get free advice from a local attorney.
The City of Logansport will sponsor a free program presented by Joanna Hahn of the Levi Coffin State Historic Site in Fountain City. The presentation will be at 7 p.m. at Lifegate Church on Burlington Avenue. Mayor Dave Kitchell says the presentation will serve as a local observance of Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday, to recognize Logansport’s role in the network that provided freedom for escaped slaves. Levi Coffin and his wife were Quaker abolitionists who aided more than 1,000 people in moving from the South to Canada where they lived in a free country. The Levi Coffin home near Fountain City in the Richmond area is ranked by The History Channel as one of the top 25 historic sites in the United States.