UPS cutting local delivery service to 3 days-a-week

  • A United Parcel Service (UPS) truck sits in front of the Dewey County Courthouse in Timber Lake on Tuesday, May 2, while the driver delivers a package inside. As of Monday, May 1, UPS cut its deliveries to rural West River communities from five days to three days per week. The communities of Timber Lake, Isabel, Dupree, and Eagle Butte are among those affected by the cuts. Photo by Jon Flatland
    A United Parcel Service (UPS) truck sits in front of the Dewey County Courthouse in Timber Lake on Tuesday, May 2, while the driver delivers a package inside. As of Monday, May 1, UPS cut its deliveries to rural West River communities from five days to three days per week. The communities of Timber Lake, Isabel, Dupree, and Eagle Butte are among those affected by the cuts. Photo by Jon Flatland
    “As of Monday, we still have a UPS account but we are no longer a UPS shipper.” - Marlene Biegler, Biegler Equipment/NAPA On Monday, May 1, the United Parcel Service (UPS) cut deliveries to rural communities in and around Dewey and Ziebach counties from five days to three days per week. Under the company’s new “Rural Deferred Program,” the cuts will apply to...

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