Some mail saved from rural letter carrier’s charred Jeep
A fire that engulfed mail carrier Pat Ash’s Jeep Wrangler last week also destroyed some but not all of the mail inside. Marion firefighter Jim Davis discovered the mail. “It wasn’t until the fire was out that we realized there was still mail inside” Davis said. “I’m sure some of ...
Brief update on the Rural Carrier engineer study
The engineers have turned their attention to the three follow-up activities. Activities will continue over the next several months. Engineering panel will be completing work on the amount of personal fatigue and delay allowance time to be included in the standards. Work on the engineered standards is near completion Most ...
Rep. Brady sponsors bill to have Coldspring post office renamed for slain postal rural carrier
The family of Eddie Marie Youngblood, the Coldspring postal worker who was gunned down on May 17, 2013 while delivering mail, is still awaiting justice. The trial of the man accused of killing her, James Wayne Ham, has been delayed numerous times as the federal court system works through all ...
Illinois Rural Letter Carriers Assoc. goes to The Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives of the Illinois Rural Letter Carriers’ Association went to Washington, D.C., near the end of May to meet with legislators from Illinois. According to Larry Pratt of Macomb, past president of the ILRLCA, he and President Lisa Grubar met with Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap). At the ...
‘Rural delivery’ postal routes causing concern among residents
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas -- When you think of mail delivery, you expect to see a postal worker in a uniform and that familiar postal truck, but KENS5 is learning mail is being delivered by postal workers who drive their personal cars and dress in regular clothes. Source: 'Rural delivery' postal ...
Rural mail carrier becomes pro fisherman
SELMER, Tenn. -- Fishing from the time he was a little boy has led a former Selmer man into becoming a pro fisherman in addition to his regular job as a rural route postal carrier. Keith Amerson has been on the pro fishing tour for three years. Source: Daily Corinthian ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Corey Shaw, Vacaville, CA
No one heard a 90-year-old woman’s cries for help until Vacaville, CA, Rural Carrier Corey Shaw delivered her mail and got her the assistance she needed after a recent fall. Shaw called 911 and contacted a neighbor, staying on the scene until emergency responders could enter the home and take ...
Rural mail route carrier brings surprises
When Kristi Hanna graduated from Northwest Missouri State University and began teaching first grade in Iowa, she never thought she’d return to Maryville, and she never thought she’d transition from teaching children to delivering mail for the United States Postal Service. Hanna taught full-time until she had her children, and ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Patricia Durell, Pomfret Center, CT
Pomfret Center, CT, Rural Carrier Associate Patricia Durell was delivering mail recently when she noticed a downed tree on fire in the middle of the road. The road was a dead end, so Durell knew some residents might be trapped if the fire spread. She called 911 and waited for ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Pamela Arledge, Greer, SC
Greer, SC, Rural Carrier Pamela Arledge was in her vehicle recently when a retired police officer tapped on her window and asked for help. The man was experiencing neurological problems. He couldn’t see and had difficulty speaking. Arledge called 911. She also contacted the retiree’s son. Arledge brought the man ...
Rural Carrier Hero: George Clifford, Pittsford, VT
Pittsford, VT, Rural Carrier George Clifford was delivering mail recently when he encountered a man who was lying in the road and not breathing. Clifford called 911 and performed CPR until the man resumed breathing. Paramedics arrived and provided further assistance. Source: George Clifford, Pittsford, VT | USPS News Link ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Coleen Monson, Langford, SD
Langford, SD, Rural Carrier Coleen Monson was on her route recently and noticed one of her regular customers had not picked up his mail. Monson knew the man was diabetic and lived alone, so she contacted his family and alerted them of the situation. Later that evening, Monson learned that ...
RCA not seriously hurt in accident with propane truck in Tollesboro KY
A Tollesboro woman working to deliver the mail escaped serious injury Wednesday morning when her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer hauling propane gas. Deputy Gary Sparks said the accident happened on the AA Highway at the intersection of Hamrick Hollow Road at Tollesboro when a 2000 Geo Tracker, operated ...
Vigil was held for rural carrier Hillary Hicks, rural carrier killed on the job in GA
A vigil was held Wednesday night for a postal worker killed over the weekend in Newton County. Hillary Hicks was thrown from her truck when it was hit from behind as she pulled back onto the road after a delivery. The crash happened on Highway 81 near Booger Hill Road ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Laurie Ellerman, Bonfield, IL
Bonfield, IL, Rural Carrier Laurie Ellerman and Retail Associate Kati Gogolka-Delude became concerned recently when a customer tried to mail a cashier’s check for $9,000 overseas. He said he needed to send the money to insure foreign lottery winnings. The customer had sent another cashier’s check for $10,000 the day ...