Postage cost increase likely to lead to another

The 41-cent Forever Stamp is forever no more starting Monday.

Similar to the price increases for many necessities, postage will take its turn with prices set to change Monday.

Stamps for first-class mail will increase from 41 cents to 42 cents.

Ernest Shipley, Youngstown supervisor of customer service support, said the U.S. Postal Service will do a pricing evaluation every year as a result of new laws — which means at this time next year mailers could see another jump in postage costs.

Shipley said it is possible that people will look toward other options such as using e-mail more frequently or setting up online accounts to pay their bills. But the postal service is taking measures to accommodate those customers who visit their Web site.

Read more in Saturday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com