UTAH NEWS ARCHIVE
2024
Pony Express to hit stops in Utah on commemorative ride of historic route
SALT LAKE CITY — Riders with the National Pony Express Association embarked on a “re-ride” of the historic and legendary route starting in St. Joseph, Missouri, and its riders are scheduled to hit eight different locations in Utah on Sunday. Read more…
Sandy mayor set to recreate Pony Express history in modern Utah
Youtube news documentary about Sandy mayor riding the Pony Express. Fox 13 News feature. See more….
2023
Pony Express Re-Ride Brings a Piece of History Back to Life
Eagle Mountain exchange by Utah Riders, Click here for TV Report
The Pony Express returns to Utah, riders carry 1,000 letters to Wyoming
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — From 1860 to 1861, young men ran across the United States on horseback carrying a simple leather mochila full of letters addressed to faraway homes and people from the West to the East. As they raced across various terrain Read More…
2022
Remembering the Pony Express and Salt Lake’s role in its history
SALT LAKE CITY — Cindy Toone glanced over as a light-rail train car buzzed through Main Street in front of her Friday, quickly comparing it to a revolutionary idea from over 150 years ago. “It could be said that the Pony Express was the first rapid transit, the first fast mail line across the continent,” … Continued
2021
Utah Sign Project Story in the Fall 2021 Pathways Across America
Pathways Across America is the only national publication devoted to the news and issues of America’s national scenic and historic trails. Read about the Utah Sign Project HERE, on page 8
The Pony Express rides again
Mike Luers, the man in charge of treating the Snyderville Basin’s wastewater, found himself alone in the west Utah desert at 3 a.m. last week, sitting on a horse and waiting to pick up the mail. Continue Reading….
Riders leave SLC for Pony Express re-ride
Riders are returning to the Pony Express Trail, carrying commemorative letters from the Sacramento River to the Missouri River. Read More….
Local Riders Discuss on Radio the Pony Express Re-Ride in Utah
Mike Luers and Greg Dupratt talk about their Pony Express reenactment ride later this month. Go Here to Listen…….