Rural Carrier Meredith Gozdal was delivering mail recently in Drayton, ND, when she noticed that an older customer hadn’t emptied his box as usual.Gozdal stopped and tried to contact the man at his residence, but she got no response.She alerted the sheriff’s office, and a deputy soon discovered that the ...

Fort Valley, GA, Rural Carrier Jane Field was delivering mail recently when she spotted smoke billowing from a customer’s garage.As she attempted to alert the homeowner, she saw that a bucket was in flames near a garage wall.Field got no response from the customer, so she called 911.Firefighters extinguished the ...

Firefighters from Smith Chapel Fire Department and EMS Station 3 responded to a two vehicle accident Monday. The white Chevrolet car driven by postal carrier Bonnie Moody of Mount Olive was rear-ended by a Ford F-150 truck driven by Felipe Ibarra of Dudley just before lunchtime Monday on Highway 55 ...

In Stoneville, NC, Rural Carrier Kyndall Caruso heard a man calling out for help alongside a road.She found him in a ditch, seriously injured after being beaten during a robbery.Caruso called 911 and stayed on the scene until emergency responders arrived.The victim was flown to a hospital, and two suspects ...

Rural Carrier Geraline Powers checked on a customer she spotted lying on the ground outside his McMinnville, TN, home.Finding the man unresponsive, Powers called 911 and stayed on the scene until emergency responders arrived.Medics determined that the man had suffered a diabetic episode, and they thanked Powers for her life-saving ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A man driving a U.S. Postal Service truck in Greensboro died after the truck crossed the center median island and collided with an oncoming SUV. Darryl Jermaine Pleasant, 35, of Greensboro, died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to a Greensboro police press release. Police said ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former National President Steven R. Smith late Sunday evening, October 8, 2017. After returning home to Oklahoma from the 2017 National Convention, Steve had to undergo open heart surgery. With his existing health condition, his body was just not ...

Rural Carrier Associate David Hansen was delivering mail recently in Walnut Grove, MN, when he saw a woman fall on a concrete walkway as she exited a residence. Hansen rushed to assist the woman, who was clutching her arm and clearly in pain. The woman, who had been visiting the ...

Rocky Point, NC, Rural Carrier Paula Gainey was recently delivering mail to an older customer’s home when she heard the resident calling out for help.  Gainey pulled over and soon discovered the woman lying on the ground in the backyard.  The customer was in excruciating pain after a fall, and ...

Rural Carrier Anthony Alexander recently had a package for a customer in Hayden, AL. As Alexander approached the man’s home, he came out to meet the Postal Service employee and fell down the front steps. Alexander tried to help the customer get up, but the man urged him to call ...

Good-natured banter fills the sorting room of the Barnum Post Office each morning as the three rural mail carriers and the manager sort the mail and get it ready to deliver. The mail carriers, Tracy Matuseski, Karla Hofford and Holly Gamst, know each other very well. They grew up together ...

Rural Carrier Jason Francis was delivering mail recently in Scott Depot, WV, when he encountered a distressed woman in the middle of the road. She flagged him down and asked him to help a man in her car who was unresponsive following an overdose. While the woman called 911, Francis ...

Denny Graham recently ended his 42-year Postal Service career in style. The Henderson, MN, rural carrier delivered the last few miles of his route in a 1948 Plymouth he restored himself. “It was something we’ve had in the family a long time,” said Graham, a classic car enthusiast. “I thought ...

Rural Carrier Christene Wiggins was delivering mail recently in Princeton, NC, when she encountered an older customer in an unusual predicament: He was trapped in a tractor. Wiggins attempted to free the distressed man, whose leg had somehow gotten wedged near the clutch as he was getting on the piece ...

Lorean Andrews In Gilbert, AZ, Lorean Andrews discovered a man stranded on the floor of his home after his wheelchair tipped over. She called 911 for the customer, who had been stuck overnight and was cold and numb, and comforted him until emergency responders arrived. Myron Harland In Croswell, MI, ...

Rural Carrier LeAnne Valvoda was recently delivering a parcel in Rush City, MN, when she encountered a domestic assault in progress. Valvoda safely de-escalated the situation, then contacted the local Postmaster to report the incident. After the sheriff’s office was notified, a deputy arrested the assailant, who faced a misdemeanor ...

ATHENS -- A 58-year-old postal worker died as a result of a one-vehicle crash Saturday morning according to the Athens division of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. At 11:50 a.m. Saturday, William W. McManis, 58, from Millfield, was traveling eastbound in United State Postal Service vehicle on Angell Road. McManis ...