More mail to be sorted in Casper

The United States Postal Service is changing networks in the Big Horn Basin effective July 5, according to public relations officer David Rupert.

Rupert said there will be less transportation into the Big Horn Basin and more transportation into Casper, which will now be the main hub. The Postal Service will now only have two trucks bringing and picking up mail at the Worland Post Office instead of the three they have now.

According to Rupert, mail will still come in as normal. He said, “There won’t be any issues. The mail will just be sorted in Casper. Mail is delivered into Casper late at night and goes out for deliver early the next day.”

He added, “If you’re sending mail within the Big Horn Basin, it takes two days to receive the mail sent, and it will continue to take two days. The delivery of mail within two days is a national standard.”

The latest dispatch time at the Worland Post Office will be 5 p.m.

The first major change at the Worland Post Office occurred in 2011.

According to a press release released in November 2011, the Postal Service made the decision to move mail processing operations from Worland to Casper.

Colorado/Wyoming District Manager Selwyn Epperson said in the 2011 release, “Given the drastic 20 percent decline in mail volume the Postal Service has experienced since 2007, we must take action to reduce the size of our mail processing network.”

The 2011 release stated there would be no change in delivery service standards for 97 percent of the mail.