Susie Paintin has retired from the US Postal Service after 27 years, with co-workers celebrating her career at a come-and-go retirement festivity Wednesday, September 30, in the reception area of the Eads Post Office.

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Paintin began her postal career as a substitute postmaster in Wild Horse in September 1999 and was named postmaster for the Eads Post Office in June 2019.

Bylie Jo Beeson, an Eads native, has been named temporary postmaster. Beeson began her postal career at the Kit Carson Post Office in 2017, later serving in Eads and Haswell before becoming Haswell postmaster in May 2024. Beeson has said she plans to apply for the permanent postmaster position in Eads when it becomes available.