Herman residents lost their post office nearly a year and a half ago — they’ve been coping with the fallout from that situation ever since.

The good news is that residents no longer have to make a 10-mile, 20-minute round trip to get their mail. The community was finally put on a United States Postal Service carrier route for the first time this month. Residents in the unincorporated village that is part of Summit Township have always had to pick up their mail at a post office.

Now, they have the option of using a mailbox on their property or a P.O. Box at either the Butler or East Butler post offices. After 16 months of the inconvenience, having a choice must feel fairly freeing for residents.

Summit Township secretary Roxann Stickney said efforts to bring a post office back to Herman

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