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Linda Chaplin never would have known she was the victim of mail theft, she said.
But one day she received a package from the United States Postal Service with two wet, wrinkled and opened letters addressed to her, describing stolen mail they had “recovered outside normal business channels.”
With no idea what else could have been stolen, Chaplin said she’ll soon be adding a lock to her mailbox, like many of her neighbors have.
Residents have complained for at least the last several months about mail that arrives late, has to be re-delivered, is erroneously marked undeliverable or is marked as delivered despite never arriving.
By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Unions
Stewards of Tax Dollars, as well as firefighting heroes. NevCo Consolidated Fire District now uses a special truck to respond to medical calls rather than rolling out large fire engines. “We purchased an all-inclusive 4WD Ford F550 that carries 150 gallons of water, medical equipment, plus extrication and technical rescue equipment,” says Chief Jim Turner. “Since 80% of calls are medical responses, the new Rescue is more cost effective than a fire engine. An engine costs $4.25 per mile in fuel and wear and tear, and the Ford costs about half that; just $82 in fuel last month. A new fire engine runs about $700,000 and we spent $285,000 on the new truck.” The Ford, named Rescue 84 because it’s stationed at Station 84, also allows a quicker response and is more maneuverable than a fire engine…