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N.D. (AP) – Sen. John Hoeven says Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is slated to visit North Dakota next month to ensure mail service is adequately serving rural communities.

Hoeven says the visit is a chance for Donahoe to see firsthand the impact of economic and population growth especially in oil-rich western North Dakota.

Hoeven says “growing communities are in need of reliable and timely postal services now more than ever.”

Donahoe says he has directed staff in the Sioux Falls, S.D., regional office to work on recruiting additional employees for the state.