ST. LOUIS — Processing "inefficiencies" and insufficient management oversight are among factors that have spurred mail delivery delays in the St. Louis area, according to a newly-released audit of U.S. Postal Service operations here.

The audit, by the postal service's inspector general, also cited employee vacancies and other issues.

The report, which was issued Monday, spurred U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Town and Country, to call for the immediate firings of "those in charge" here.

"The utter mismangement of St. Louis area postal facilities has been a stain on our region that has severely impacted Missourians for too long," Wagner said Wednesday in a statement.

Wagner, who was among several area lawmakers to call for an audit, said "now that I have seen the results, it's clear the problem

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