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APCU KeyTeller Service Outage Update

Thank you for your patience and support over the course of the last several weeks. We are aware that the KeyTeller is currently unavailable for APCU members to dial into, however, we are working around the clock to restore this service. The Atlanta Postal Credit Union team is committed to supporting its members and will … Read more

Rural carrier honored for service

SOMERSET — Somerset Post Office recently honored David M. Dittoe for 30 years of service, plus 10 years as a sub, making total 40 years in the Postal Service. He received the Million Mile Award for driving a million miles with no accidents. He received a million-mile award plaque, a jacket, certificates, safety pins, and … Read more

Martinton, IL Rural Carrier Celebrates 60 Years of Service

What: Rural Carrier John Moore, Martinton IL, Post Office, reached 60 years of service on February 12. Working for the Postal Service runs in the family, as Moore’s father worked for 46 years as a carrier for the Postal Service.  Between them they have 106 years of service. When: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Time: 9:00 … Read more

Investigators find no wrongdoing after rural carrier Pamela Rock dies in dog attack

Pamela Rock was mauled by five dogs that got out of a fenced-in yard after the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the postal worker’s mail truck had broken down on a dirt road. The I-TEAM has learned that federal and local investigations didn’t find wrongdoing by Rock’s employer or the dogs’ owner, respectively.

Longtime Martinton rural mail carrier looks back on 60 year career

John Moore has been delivering mail for the past 60 years. Moore, a rural mail carrier for the Martinton area, learned the trade from his father. Moore’s father was a rural carrier around the area from 1921 to 1967. “And then I was born in 1942 and always knew about being a mail man,” Moore … Read more

Rural carrier’s PA route is 115 scenic miles

Dushore, PA, with a population of 552, is tiny by most standards. But in Sullivan County — which is also known as the “Gem of Endless Mountains” — the town is a humming metropolis. For starters, it has the traffic light — that’s right, there’s one light in the entire county. And on good days, when conditions … Read more

Rural Carrier Sherry Ingold’s killer found not guilty due to insanity

Much to the disappointment and anger of the family and friends of Sherry Ingold, her killer, Roland Mitchell Dampeer, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity following a 40-minute non-jury criminal trial in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi. The trial was held in an Oxford, MS, federal courtroom on the … Read more

Postal Service has designated Jan. 24 as Rural Reach Day

The Postal Service has designated Jan. 24 as Rural Reach Day, which celebrates the organization’s lead-sharing program for rural carriers. USPS districts will hold events to thank rural carriers for contributing to the Rural Reach program, which has generated more than $817 million in estimated annualized revenue since it began in 2008. For this year’s … Read more