Effective July 9, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising section 541.4 of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities, to include additional compensation for DPS flats and a formal process for conducting quality reviews. * * * * * Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities * * * * * 5 Inspection, Count, and … Read more
Florence, MS, Rural Carrier Charles Anderson recently stopped by a store after work and saw a woman running through a nearby field.She looked upset and flustered, and Anderson soon realized why: The woman was trying to catch a small child who was chasing a dog headed toward a four-lane highway.The woman wasn’t going to reach … Read more
London, KY, Rural Carrier Dena Hundley was on her route when she saw a child running near a busy street. The crying boy said he was lost. Hundley couldn’t find anyone nearby that knew the boy, so she called the police and stayed with him until they arrived. He was later reunited with his family. … Read more
Century, FL, Rural Carrier Karen Davis became suspicious when she noticed a piece of mail regarding social security benefits was incorrectly addressed to her customer. She delivered it to the customer, who later learned someone had attempted to collect benefits in her name. The woman was then able to stop the payments. Source: Karen Davis, … Read more
These updates were sent to Ruralinfo.net by a trusted source and were confirmed as correct by several other sources. Please join me in thanking those that want to keep information flowing to rural carriers. If not for them, thousands of dues paying rural carriers would be left in the dark wondering what might be happening … Read more
A 43-year-old postal worker died on her route Saturday when a lightning strike ripped a tree on a North Carolina congressman’s property down on top of her mail truck, officials said. The tree smashed her vehicle and pinned her inside as a storm moved through the area at about 4:45 p.m. in Denver, around 30 … Read more
Moncks Corner, SC, Rural Carrier Lynn McMillan was delivering mail when she encountered a man who had been assaulted and robbed. She called 911 and the man’s daughter. Emergency responders arrived and helped the man, who later sent McMillan a note to thank her. In 2010, McMillan rescued a man who fell into a ditch. … Read more
Adairsville, GA, Rural Carrier Jeremy Pasley became concerned when he noticed a customer wasn’t collecting her mail. He entered the house, found the ill woman lying on the floor and called 911. Emergency responders took her to a hospital, where she recovered. Source: USPS News Link – Heroes Corner Archive – June 2015
Clay Myer, the Centre resident who was president of the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers Association, died suddenly Thursday night at his home. He was 54.Myer had been re-elected president a week earlier at the group’s annual convention in Huntsville. It would have been his third term.A resident of Centre, Myer loved the people on his … Read more
Clay Myer, the Centre resident who was president of the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers Association, died suddenly Thursday night at his home. He was 54. Myer was re-elected president a week ago at the group’s annual convention in Huntsville. It would have been his third term. Myer was a strong advocate for rural letter carriers. … Read more
Ozark, AR, Rural Carrier Lesa Howell was delivering mail recently when she noticed a woman lying on the ground. The woman said she had fallen while coming down the steps and had been immobile for more than three hours. Howell called for help and retrieved a blanket and pillow to keep the woman comfortable. She … Read more
The lifetime Bay City resident spent his final day as a rural mail carrier with the town’s post office on Wednesday, June 3 before retiring his nearly 45-year career. This was the same career that started when Hohmann first became a part-time worker at the office, a position he claimed nobody else wanted.“It was hard … Read more
Foley, MO, Rural Carrier Tim Armbruster was delivering mail when he saw a man who had fallen and injured himself. Armbruster called 911 and stayed with the man until emergency responders arrived. The man’s wife later called the Post Office to thank Armbruster for helping her husband, who was treated for a broken leg. Source: … Read more
A rollover crash on Copperhead Road Tuesday afternoon involving a rural mail carrier required the jaws of life.Wapello County Sheriff Mark Miller said that the accident on the gravel road was a basic traffic accident where the driver likely lost control on the gravel, overcorrected and “ended up in this predicament.”Reports indicate the driver, an … Read more
Italy, TX, Rural Carrier Jacque Martin was delivering mail when she encountered a woman who fell and injured herself an hour earlier. Martin called 911, covered the woman with a blanket and stayed with her until help arrived. The woman, who broke a wrist and hip, was expected to recover. Source: USPS News Link – … Read more
Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA-14) has proposed legislation that would amend title 18, United States Code and title 39, United States Code to allow the USPS to ship alcohol likes its competitors UPS and FedEx. Currently, the Postal Service cannot ship beer, wine, or liquor. The bill would allow USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly from … Read more
Florida rural carrier helps, inspires others Crestview, FL, Rural Carrier Anita Fee Since joining the Postal Service 14 years ago, Crestview, FL, Rural Carrier Anita Fee has come to the aid of several customers, including one whose home caught fire and a woman about to give birth. But Fee’s daily acts of heroism inspire her … Read more