Over 50 Oklahoma Rural Post Offices Now May Stay Open

The U.S. Postal Service has changed its mind on closing or consolidating of almost 3,700 post offices nationwide, including more than 50 in Oklahoma.

U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says they will work to keep many of the rural post offices open with shorter hours.

Previously, the low-revenue post offices were slated for closure or consolidation next week as part of a multi-billion dollar cost cutting effort to keep the Postal Service out of bankruptcy.

7/26/2011 Related Story: More Than 50 Post Offices In Oklahoma On Possible Closure List

Some of the Oklahoma post offices on the list include Leonard, West Tulsa, Eucha, Avant, Burbank and Hallett.

See the Oklahoma list. 

The Postal Service now plans to seek regulatory approval for the new plan.