WYOMING NEWS ARCHIVE
2021
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…….
PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDERS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE; MAIL EN ROUTE TO FORT CASPAR, TRAILS CENTER
CASPER, Wyo. — Pony Express Re-Riders are bringing the mail east across Wyoming and are “making great time” on Tuesday. The National Pony Express Association has been sharing updates via Facebook as to the status of the mail’s location. Read More….
Pony Express re-ride to come through Trails Center
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – The Pony Express re-ride is coming through Casper this evening. This is the tenth year the re-ride has gone through the Trails Center. They are currently on their way to St. Joseph, Missouri. Read More….
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride crossed into Wyoming Monday; Gallops into Fremont County Tuesday
(Fremont County, WY) – The 2021 Pony Express National Re-Ride is underway and rode into Wyoming today, June 20th. Riders will be passing through our area in the early morning hours tomorrow. Read More….
PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDERS RACING ACROSS WYOMING; WILL PASS INDEPENDENCE ROCK, CASPER ON TUESDAY
CASPER, Wyo. — Riders with the 2021 Pony Express Re-Ride are racing east across the Cowboy State and will arrive in Casper on Tuesday. Read More…
Pony Express To Head Through Wyoming Next Week
A reenactment of the Pony Express will take riders across southern Wyoming later this month as members of the National Pony Express Association from California to Missouri. Read More…
TRAILS CENTER’S FIRST ARTIST IN RESIDENCE HITCHING POST IN CASPER IN TIME FOR ‘PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE’
CASPER, Wyo. — The National Historic Trails Interpretative Center will be hosting their first annual artist in residence from June 22-26. Read more………
Pony Express alive and well….
PLATTE COUNTY – A lot of kids today have heard of FedEx, but there is a delivery organization that was started in 1860 and still carries mail today. They rode from Guernsey to Hartville Saturday morning Read More……….
2020
2020 Pony Express Reride Cancelled
The National Pony Express Association is cancelling their Pony Express Reride, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More……..
2019
Holiday on the Homestead Saturday
Contingent upon the weather and while supplies last, the following is a list of activities: crafts, create your own yarn doll; Prairie Sweet Shop, enjoy wonderful melted chocolates from a Dutch oven; cookie decorating, design your own tasty holiday cookie; National Pony Express Association members, interact with Pony Express Riders; military encampment, join living historians … Continued