NEBRASKA NEWS ARCHIVE
2021
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 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…
SPILGER: Pony Express Re-Ride this Friday
Onlookers gathered on a cool June morning well before sunrise in anticipation of the express rider’s appearance. No, this wasn’t the 1800s, but rather the current century. Read More….
Pony Express re-ride heading to Nebraska
SIDNEY, NE — An annual trek to remember the history of the Pony Express is underway and nearing the Cornhusker state. Read More…..
Pony Express Re-Ride to pass through the area June 24
DAWSON COUNTY — If you are driving south of the Platte River on June 24, you may just see a sight more at home in 1860. Read More…….
Youngsters Learn about The Pony Express
Field trip encompasses local history Read More……..
Despite Covid, People love “The Pony”…….
“………there were 15,000 people who stepped into our Pony Express Station [in 2020]……..”
2020
Pony Express re-ride 2020 canceled
Since 1980, the National Pony Express Association has conducted a Re-Run of the famed Pony Express each June. Due to COVID-19, the Ride for 2020 has been canceled. This year, 600-plus horsemen and horses were to relay commemorative letters in a mochila, from the Western Terminus in Sacramento, California, to the Eastern Terminus, St. Joseph, … Continued
Pony Express re-ride 2020 canceled
Since 1980, the National Pony Express Association has conducted a Re-Run of the famed Pony Express each June. Due to COVID-19, the Ride for 2020 has been canceled. Read More……….