News From: NPEA Nebraska Division
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) – The annual revival of the Pony Express has been chosen as the official event to celebrate Nebraska’s 150th birthday.
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald (http://bit.ly/2qTuZQo ) reports that more than 700 horse-riders began the mail service trip in Missouri Monday and will travel nearly 2,000 miles via the Pony Express National Historic Trail to California by June 15. Riders are expected to enter Nebraska Tuesday, which has the most miles among the eight states included, at 565.