PRESS ARCHIVE
2017
NPEA Annual Re-ride Starts in St. Joseph, Missouri
More than 700 riders began the mail service trip by horse in Missouri on Monday, the Scottsbluff Star-Herald reported. They’ll travel nearly 2,000 miles via the Pony Express National Historic Trail through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California by June 15. Read more ….
Pony Express Ride to Honor Nebraska’s 150th Anniversary
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — The annual revival of the Pony Express has been chosen as the official event to celebrate Nebraska’s 150th birthday. More than 700 riders began the mail service trip by horse in Missouri on Monday, the Scottsbluff Star-Herald reported. They’ll travel nearly 2,000 miles via the Pony Express National Historic Trail through … Continued
Pony Express Gallops into Jefferson County
The Pony Express only ran for a single year before telegraph lines and transcontinental railroads made it obsolete, but the ideals it represents—the rugged American spirit and the pioneering fortitude that tamed the Wild West—have ingrained it into American culture. From April 1860 until October of 1861, the Pony Express route brought letters from St. … Continued
Pony Express re-ride to honor Nebraska sesquicentennial
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 … Continued
WATCH: The Pony Express rides again
Coverage of the start of the 2017 Re-Ride at the Patee house Watch Video…
The 157th Pony Express Re-ride begins Monday
Departure is scheduled for 3 p.m. from St. Joseph, Missouri. Over a thousand letters will be traveling in a leather mochila on horseback from Missouri to California Every year the re-ride follows the original trail as close as possible using surrounding roads. This year 600 riders will take turns to transport the mail over one … Continued
History re-created in Carson Valley
Here is a heads-up from local gadabout Vicki Hargrove about an event you won’t want to miss. Step back in time and witness part of the Pony Express Re-ride. This year’s re-ride starts June 5 in St. Joseph, Mo. and ends June 15 in Sacramento, Calif. The pony should be coming through our area on … Continued
How HAM radio operators are your friends
A recent radio conversation between two HAMs raised a disturbing issue that surprised both of them. The conversation involved the NTS (National Traffic Service) that uses amateur radio operators throughout the United States to relay information during large-scale emergencies, such as earthquakes. Read More …
Mormon Station park in Genoa hosting stories of the Pony Express
The Pony Express was a massive operation that began in 1860 to satisfy the demand for a fast mail service. Though it only lasted 18 months, it is still romanticized throughout the west today. Bring a chair and join a Park Ranger for a history talk on the Pony Express. Learn about its beginnings, the … Continued
Pony Express re-ride to celebrate Nebraska’s 150th
SCOTTSBLUFF — “Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.” According to Old West legend, that’s how the help-wanted advertisement read when the Pony Express began rounding up riders to carry the mail across a still-untamed frontier. The National Pony Express Association, which keeps … Continued