NEBRASKA NEWS ARCHIVE
10-11 Now — Gothenburg community celebrates refreshed Pony Express mural
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – In the early 1860s, the Pony Express was established as an American express mail service, utilizing relays of horse-mounted riders to deliver mail between Missouri and California. Though it was the West’s most direct means of communication for a time, the service was short-lived, ending with the invention of the … Continued
KNEB — Severe Weather Interrupted Pony Express Re-Ride Stop at Scotts Bluff National Monument
KNEB TV Video — Watch it here…
Re-enacted Pony Express passes through Nebraska Panhandle
SCOTTSBLUFF —The annual re-ride of the Pony Express was seen on area roads June 20. It is a time to relive history, to experience mail delivery when the West was still developing.A group of riders from the Scottsbluff area met in Bridgeport June 20, riding about 1-mile segments and trading riders. Read more..
Scottsbluff community recovering from June 20 storm
The June 20 storm occurred just as riders of the Pony Express Re-ride were entering Gering. Read more..
Pony Express Re-Riders travel through western Nebraska, Wyoming
CHAPPELL, Neb. — The spirit of the Pony Express lives on as modern-day riders, known as the Pony Express Re-Riders, embarked on their annual journey from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Covering nearly 2000 miles, these dedicated riders are racing against time, aiming to complete the historic route in just 10 days. Equipped with … Continued
2024 Pony Express Re-Ride passes through central Nebraska
OVERTON — A lone rider gallops away on a fresh horse, saddle bags securely fitted as both set off toward the west. This could just as easily be a scene from 1860, but in 2024, it was the scene of the Pony Express Re-Ride passing through Buffalo, Phelps, Gosper, Dawson and the surrounding counties as … Continued
Embracing the romance of the Pony Express
he horse galloped into Rock Creek Station on Tuesday afternoon as more than 50 people watched the rider hand off the mail pouch to the next rider with a fresh horse during the annual Pony Express Re-ride. Every June. members of the National Pony Express Association Read more..
PHOTOS: National Pony Express Association Annual Re-Ride
Over the course of ten days the National Pony Express will deliver around 1100 letters from Missouri to California by horseback. According to the National Pony Express the 1,966 mile, eight state event is conducted 24 hours a day until the mail is delivered to its destination in California. See more..
Pony Express Re-Ride sees four different generations ride
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Neb. — Kara Riggle is the fourth generation of her family to ride the Pony Express. Originally from Endicott, she started riding in the National Pony Express Re-Ride with her father before she could ride on her own in 2011. But I have been riding along many years before that, in front of my … Continued
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride coming through Panhandle Thursday
Newscast with segment on Pony Express. Watch newscast