It takes an act of Congress and a lot of bipartisan support to rename a post office. In Shoshoni, Wyoming, that honor was just bestowed upon Dessie A. Bebout as her family, local community and politicians gathered to honor the rededication of the town’s U.S. Post Office building in her name.

Bebout was called a trailblazer who was an advocate for education, veteran and a postmistress for 13 years in Shoshoni, Wyoming, living to age 102 before she died in 2023.

On Wednesday, her family was joined by members of Wyoming’s Congressional Delegation, local officials and scores of townspeople at the Shoshoni High School Name for the renaming.

According to Doug Smith, the Colorado and Wyoming district manager for the United State Post Office, many post-office dedications celebrate l

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