A small southwest Iowa town that had received a reprieve from one round of post office closings appears to have lost its post office anyway.
The post office in the Union County town of Thayer, pop. 59, was supposed to be doomed in late 2011. It was so affirmed by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PDF). However, possibly because of a national moratorium, it was spared.
A defunct Google link to a Creston News-Advertiser story of May 14, 2012, says both Diagonal and Thayer would remain open. Both were then on a list for reduced hours (link back to my blog post from June).
A blogger visited Thayer in 2008 and found the post office undergoing renovations, but they must not have worked, because here’s what’s on the door now:
I am unable to find anything online about an “emergency suspension”, but I think it’s safe to assume Thayer won’t be getting its post office building back.