WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) released a statement following the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) announcement that they will be retaining local mail processing operations at the Dakota Central processing facility in Huron. Rounds led the push to keep local processing at this facility since the initial decision to downsize the location was announced in February 2024.

“I am pleased to see that leaders at the USPS have reconsidered their decision to move local processing operations away from the Dakota Central facility in Huron,” said Rounds. “South Dakotans rely on USPS’s rural services to receive their mail. Transferring local processing operations to Fargo, North Dakota would have resulted in a slower delivery time for packages and letters, particularly for letters originating in Huron that simply need to be sent across town.

Rounds continued, “In addition to keeping local processing, USPS is also investing up to $3 million in improvements at Dakota Central which will further streamline mail processing in South Dakota. I’ve appreciated working with USPS leadership on this issue and look forward to our continued partnership to sustain and improve mail delivery services in South Dakota.”