KANSAS CITY, MO — The U.S. Postal Service’s Kansas City-based Mid-America District announced today that customers whose homes or businesses were destroyed or severely damaged by recent storms and tornadoes can pick up their mail at the Baxter Springs, KS Post Office, located at 1115 Park Ave.

Baxter Springs Post Office hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Affected postal customers also are encouraged to complete a temporary Change of Address request, in-person at the Baxter Springs Post Office, or online at usps.com.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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