On August 22, 2022, USPS employee Pam Rock was tragically killed in Putnam County after being attacked by five dogs while delivering mail. More recently, on January 13, 2025, 8-year-old Michael Millett was fatally attacked and killed by a dangerous dog while riding his bicycle in his Volusia County neighborhood. In response to these and … Read more
Let me tell you about my mother. For twenty-five years, five, sometimes six, days a week, she drove the same fifty miles, following the main roads and back roads of her mail route, which included some five hundred households. She left home before six in the morning, dropping my sisters and me off with one … Read more
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Two people were injured in a crash Saturday morning on Highway 29 involving a car and a rural mail carrier’s vehicle. The crash happened around 9:40 a.m. on Highway 29 northbound between Cox Road and Sigler Road north of McDavid. Firefighters extricated the mail carrier from their vehicle following the crash. Both drivers were transported … Read more
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On June 9, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued updates regarding the Social Security Fairness Act and beneficiary records. These updates cover several important topics, including when beneficiaries can expect an increase in payments, how to handle Medicare premiums deducted from SSA benefits and federal pensions, tips to avoid scams, and information about retroactive … Read more
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has scheduled its latest slate of informational webinars and online training courses, which Postal Service employees can participate in. The topics will include TSP contributions, death benefits, distributions, investment funds, in-service withdrawals and loans. The webinars will last one hour, while the courses are two hours or more. Participation is … Read more
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Our annual year in review post is up and live and ready for you to read. Hope you enjoy looking back on 2024. Click below to read the review
WINNSBORO – Before Barbara Jackson hired on at the Winnsboro post office in December, 1989, she says she didn’t even know where the post office was located. When she retired last month, she says it was like leaving family – not only those she worked with at the post office, but those she delivered the … Read more
Ottawa University is offering Postal Service employees a 25 percent tuition reduction on most associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees and credential programs. Employees are also eligible for a 12 percent tuition reduction on most graduate programs. Ottawa University, based in Ottawa, KS, offers a variety of online programs. The university’s website has more information.
NORFOLK, Neb. (KTIV) – One man was sent to the hospital after a crash in Northeast Nebraska where authorities say a mail carrier van was struck by a semi. The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on Tuesday, Nov. 26, on Highway 275, about two miles east of Norfolk, Nebraska. According to the … Read more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the contribution limits for 2025: Limit Name 2025 Limit 2024 Limit Elective Deferral Limit (IRC § 402(g)) $23,500 $23,000 Catch-up Contribution Limit (participants ages 50-59, and age 64 and over) (IRC § 414(v)) $7,500 $7,500 Catch-up Contribution Limit (participants ages 60, 61, 62, 63) (IRC § 414(v)) $11,250 … Read more
Background The U.S. Postal Service’s Mobile Delivery Device – Technology Refresh (MDD‑TR) is a handheld mobile scanning device used by Postal Service employees to improve real-time delivery scanning capabilities. As a part of the Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service committed to modernizing the MDD‑TRs to improve employee efficiency, increase security of mail and package delivery, and … Read more