PRESS ARCHIVE
2021
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….
PONY EXPRESS RIDE RETURNS TO ST. JOE
After taking a year off due to Covid-19, The Pony Express riders concluded their cross country trek returning to the Patee House Museum Saturday night. Continue Reading & Watch Video….
Pony Express Re-ride a culmination of 10 days, nearly 2,000 miles
St. Joseph residents packed the sidewalks to see the finish of the Pony Express Re-ride this evening in front of the Patee House Museum. It marked the completion of a trek that started nearly 2,000 miles away in Sacramento. Continue Reading…
Pony Express Re-Ride trots through Thayer, Jefferson counties
HEBRON, NE — One mile at a time, the Pony Express Re-Ride is galloping through history. The annual reenactment of the short-lived cross-country mail service came through southeast Nebraska Friday afternoon. Dick Heinrichs of Hebron rode part of the stretch from Oak to Alexandria. Continue Reading….
PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE ABOUT TO CROSS OUT OF WYOMING AND BRING MAIL INTO NEBRASKA
CASPER, Wyo. — The Pony Express Re-Ride made great time across the Cowboy State. Riders were about three hours ahead of schedule when passing through Torrington on Wednesday morning. Continue Reading…
PONY EXPRESS DELIVERIES FASTER THAN AMAZON SHIPMENTS IN SOME CASES
CASPER, Wyo. — The Pony Express Re-Ride is speeding closer to Fort Caspar on Tuesday afternoon with riders during the morning reportedly about an hour ahead of schedule. The riders were initially expected to reach Fort Casper at around 6:45 pm before heading to the National Historic Trails Center by around 7:10 pm. Continue Reading…….
Pony Express Re-Ride gallops into North Platte
Good thing the National Pony Express Association had one year left to mark the 160th anniversary of the reason it exists. Western Nebraska horsemen and horsewomen provided the incoming and outgoing riders who handed off the 2021 Pony Express Re-Ride’s telltale mail pouch Thursday afternoon at Osgood Elementary School in North Platte. Continue Reading…
WATCH NOW: Pony Express rides again across Panhandle
Riders lined up along Highway 92 heading west with the group of riders participating in the Pony Express Re-Ride on June 23. Continue Reading…
PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE ABOUT TO CROSS OUT OF WYOMING AND BRING MAIL INTO NEBRASKA
CASPER, Wyo. — The Pony Express Re-Ride made great time across the Cowboy State. Riders were about three hours ahead of schedule when passing through Torrington on Wednesday morning. Continue Reading….
PHOTOS: PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE KEEPS ‘WESTERN ADVENTURE’ ALIVE
CASPER, Wyo. — The long, lush grass at the Fort Caspar Museum in Mills proved irresistible for Wildfire on Tuesday. The horse’s owners, Paula and Randy Thoroughman, struggled to rig up the bridle and….. Continue Reading…….