Owensboro neighborhood USPS mail delivery suspended for over a month

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OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — In Owensboro, residents are demanding answers after their mail delivery suddenly stopped for several weeks. People living near Texas Avenue say they now have to drive several miles just to get their mail. Postal officials say it'll be that way until an investigation wraps up.
Ebach Street is one of three roads in a neighborhood where mail delivery just stopped without warning. Many didn't even know there was an issue until they arrived at the post office. They say they were told they would have to pick up their mail at the post office until further notice.
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Neighbors say they first noticed the change during Derby weekend the first weekend in May.
The Kentucky representative for USPS, Susan Wright, says its all due to reports in April that a mail carrier was hit by BB gun pellets while delivering on Texas Avenue.
They say everyone on Nelson Avenue, Ebach Street and Texas Avenue are affected.
While several say they had no notification of the change, one person shared they received an email with instructions.
She says after careful consideration and guidance from the United states postal inspection service, they decided to suspend delivery until further notice.'I talked to the the postmaster this morning and he said 'when the inspector makes his decision'. I said 'it's been five weeks shouldn't somebody have made a decision,' says Charles Harrison
Harrison went on to share there are older residents who no longer have the ability to drive. One resident taking care of her father even mentioned in the grey area of figuring out what was happening, his insurance almost lapsed.
Roderick Crite says without a car himself its a huge inconvenience but he has a family member drive him at least two times a week to pick up the mail.
He says he spoke with the inspector before entering his home one day.'Probably about two or three weeks ago, and he was saying that he was trying to get the mail started back up, but he needed to know what was going on. I told him that I wouldn't think that any kids around here would do it,' says Crite.
He says it may have been kids passing through the neighborhood, but either way he looks forward to getting his mail delivered again.
Officials say they are working hard to find a solution to get service back to normal, while ensuring a safe working environment for their carriers.
There is no official word on when exactly that may be.
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