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This rural carrier saved a driver and her passenger from a vehicle fire

Rural Carrier Keri VanEtta was driving along her Newman, IL, route in December when another vehicle passed her, leaving a trail of black smoke. The driver appeared to be unaware of the problem, so VanEtta safely caught up with the vehicle and motioned for her to pull over. VanEtta also stopped, called 911 and helped … Read more

Calls for increased rural postal service staffing grow louder

Across the country, and especially in rural parts of Missouri, staffing shortages at the U.S. Postal Service are being blamed by some for delays in mail delivery. Some postal carriers say the lack of staffing hampers the ability to split overloaded routes and is at the heart of the issue affecting prompt mail delivery. Bryce … Read more

This rural carrier heard her name being called by a customer who had fallen in his yard

Rural Carrier Sandra “Marlene” Faulknor was delivering mail recently at a home in Dalton, GA, when she heard screaming. The cries were indecipherable at first, but she soon realized she was being called by name: “Marlene, help me, please!” The Postal Service employee followed the voice down the home’s driveway and found the older customer … Read more

From NRLCA – Error Concerning Accumulated Sick Leave for Des/Act 79-0 RCAs

The NRLCA was notified this afternoon that at the start of the new leave year, some sick leave tracking fields were not reset for Des/Act 79-0 RCAs.  This resulted in the SL balance in PP 03 including the total amount of SL earned in 2023.  The error was discovered and IT corrected the tracking fields … Read more

Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Five-Part Educational Video Series

Video 1 – Intro to PSHB and Medicare Video 1 gives background on the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) which created the PSHB Program, a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Video 1 also covers how the PSHB Program integrates with Medicare Part B, and enrollment such as open … Read more

Postal Service to end evening collection at thousands of post offices

Imagine if the Postal Service announced that it would continue providing 6-day delivery to urban areas but could no longer afford to do the same for rural communities because their relatively low mail volumes don’t justify the costs. People living in these communities would undoubtedly complain that the plan was unfair, and elected officials who … Read more

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Florida House panel puts muzzle on dangerous dogs after ‘gruesome’ attack on RCA Pam Rock

Rep. Bobby Payne’s measure (HB 873) advanced unanimously by the Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, would impose new parameters on how the state handles so-called dangerous dogs. He noted Virginia and Pennsylvania already have similar laws. The bill requires the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a statewide Dangerous Dog Registry, which would rely … Read more