WYOMING NEWS ARCHIVE
2025
[Rocket Miner] Pony Express Re-Ride set to reach Granger on June 16
ROCK SPRINGS — This year’s Pony Express Re-Ride is scheduled to pass through Sweetwater County on Monday, June 16, stopping to change riders and horses in Granger in mid-afternoon, the Sweetwater County Historical Museum announced in a special June 10 release. The first rider will leave Sacramento, California, on June 11, heading east, and the … Continued
[My Country 95.5 Radio] Catch The Pony Express As It Rolls Through Wyoming
Although it was only in operation for 18 months, from April 1860 to October 1861, the Pony Express had a profound historical impact on the United States, so much so that it’s celebrated every year with the National Pony Express Re-Ride. This year’s Re-Ride kicks off Thursday, June 11, in Sacramento, CA, and will wrap … Continued
[Patch] National Pony Express Re-Ride
return once again as the National Pony Express Association (NPEA) commemorates the legendary mail service with its Annual Re-Ride across eight states. This year’s thrilling cross-country relay begins in California and culminates in Missouri, tracing the original Pony Express route. The Wyoming Division proudly continues this historic tradition, with the handoff from the Utah Division … Continued
Torrington Telegraph — Valentine Card Ride set for February 1
…………members of the Southeast Wyoming Pony Express Association will carry those cards horseback from Guernsey to Hartville, Read More
The Guernsey Gazette — Annual Valentine card ride set for Feb. 1
………..thanks to the local Pony Express group who conduct a Valentine card ride each year. The program works like this: you prepare your Valentine cards in the normal manner—address them and put the required postage on the envelope; then take them to the post office in Hartville, Guernsey, Wheatland, Fort Laramie, Lingle or Torrington, and … Continued
2024
Green River Star — Delivering Christmas cheer
Santa always joins the Wyoming division of the Pony Express to help deliver Christmas cards, Read More….
Cowboy State Daily — Santa Also Delivers Official Mail Through Wyoming With The Pony Express
Santa Claus spent part of Saturday delivering Christmas cards from Green River to Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Jolly Old Elf was an honorary Pony Express rider, delivering official U.S. mail. Read More….
Sweetwaternow.com — Pony Express Saddles Up for 23rd Annual Christmas Card Ride
SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Sweetwater County Pony Express will host their 23rd annual Christmas card ride on Saturday, Dec. 14. The cards will be carried on horseback from the Green River Post Office to the Rock Springs Post Office. Read More….
Cowboy State Daily — National Casper Pony Express Museum Begins With Donation Of $1.5M Collection
CASPER — The donation of a $1.5 million Pony Express collection could jump-start a multimillion-dollar project that would make the Fort Caspar Museum a national draw for fans of the famously brief 18-month Western mail service. Casper City Council on Tuesday gave a thumbs up to accept the donation from the late Joe Nardone, a California collector … Continued
Oil City News — Council expects visitor boom after making Ft. Caspar a Pony Express destination
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council gave an enthusiastic thumbs-up Tuesday to the project of acquiring a large collection of Pony Express artifacts, documents and art to be displayed at an expanded Fort Caspar Museum. The consultants behind the study heard Tuesday said that heritage tourism related to sites and artifacts of Westward Expansion … Continued