Who says postal carriers and dogs can’t get along? Dori Blackburn recently joined the Postal Service as a rural carrier in Winthrop, WA. For several days, she was approached on her route by a dog that seemed eager to befriend her. One day, the dog was more persistent than usual ...

Postal Service employees often know their communities well. When they see something unusual, it doesn’t take them long to notice. Just ask Moores Hill, IN, Rural Carrier Gina McCool. She was beginning her route recently when she spotted a small boy alone in a park near the Post Office. McCool ...

Osage, MN, Rural Carrier Debra Koskela was delivering mail to a customer who said she was having difficulty breathing. After Koskela persuaded the woman to call 911, she was taken to a hospital where doctors determined she suffered a mild stroke. The woman’s daughters later sent Koskela a card to ...

Declared a “Super Hero” by the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier associate James W. Smith III, 37 of Verda, was also commended by Evarts Postmaster Peggy Haywood and his co-workers for performing “deeds above and beyond the call of his duty.” While delivering the mail recently on Cane Branch Road ...

London, KY, Rural Carrier Devonna Brown was driving on her route when the vehicle in front of her flipped over and crashed. Brown stopped her vehicle and administered first aid to the injured driver until emergency responders arrived. via USPS News Link - Heroes Corner archive - April 2015 ...

Evarts, KY, Rural Carrier James Smith was delivering mail at a house when he heard a woman inside calling for help. The front door was locked, so Smith ran next door to get help from her family. Smith and the relatives entered the house and found the woman lying on ...

Bartow, FL, Rural Carrier Nicholas Torinese was on his route when he saw a woman fall to the ground and hit her head on concrete while walking to a mailbox. Torinese called 911 and administered first aid until emergency responders took the woman to a hospital where she recovered. The ...

Plattsburgh, NY, Rural Carrier Biagio Gallicchio was delivering mail during a heavy snowfall when he noticed a snow blower running in a driveway. As he got closer, he saw a man lying on his back, covered in snow. The man had slipped and injured his leg while trying to pull ...

Alma, IL, Rural Carrier Larry Shanafelt was delivering mail when he saw a man crawling toward a trailer. The man, who is deaf, had been struggling for several hours to get inside after slipping on ice. Shanafelt reassured the man in sign language, covered him with blankets and called 911 ...

Kinmundy, IL, Rural Carrier Renne Pokojski was delivering a package to a house when she heard a woman inside calling for help. Pokojski entered and found the woman bleeding, bruised and lying at the bottom of the basement stairs. The woman said she was carrying glass candleholders when she fell ...

Asheville, NC, Rural Carrier Tracy Siler became concerned when she noticed a customer hadn’t retrieved his mail for a few days. She knocked on his door and heard noises inside but no one answered. Siler, suspecting the customer needed help, called the local police department. Officers entered the home and ...

James Hinkle, Sherrard, IL Sherrard, IL, Rural Carrier James Hinkle was on his route when he saw a house on fire. He called 911 and ran to the house to alert the residents, who escaped unharmed. Firefighters arrived and put out the blaze. Pamela Mullen, Ashmore, IL Ashmore, IL, Rural ...

Virden, IL, Rural Carrier James Walch became concerned when he noticed a customer hadn’t collected mail in several days. He knocked on the front door of the house, heard a faint response and entered. He found a man lying on the floor unable to reach his oxygen mask. Walch placed ...

Meadville, PA, Rural Carrier Susan Hindle was on her route when she came upon a woman lying on an icy driveway. She had slipped and injured herself. Hindle called 911 and stayed with the woman until help arrived. She later learned the woman broke her leg. via USPS News Link ...

Greenfield, IN, Rural Carrier Melinda Thompson was on her route recently when she spotted a burning shed and ran over to see if anyone needed help. “I know that this particular home, they have a few dogs,” Thompson told the Daily Reporter newspaper. “I thought, ‘I just gotta check, just ...

Sharyl Mataya, Hinckley, IL Hinckley, IL, Rural Carrier Sharyl Mataya became concerned when she noticed a customer hadn’t collected mail in several days. The lights were on in the house, but the woman’s car hadn’t been moved. Mataya and Postmaster David Carvelli called the police, who found the customer had ...

Sperryville, VA, Rural Carrier Chasiti Foster was delivering mail when she encountered a man lying on his front porch. He said he had fallen and was unable to move. Foster called 911 and stayed with him until emergency responders arrived. via USPS News Link - Heroes Corner Archive - February ...