Cee-Cee Deslaurier-Tate, center, dressed as Miss Kitty Russell on ‘Gunsmoke,’ with her parents, Carolyn and Tom, dressed as Miss Clementine and Marshal Matt Dillon, at Wild West City in Byram. (Photos provided) Gold Award project expands When Cee-Cee Deslaurier-Tate thinks of a role model, she goes back in time to the Old West, to a television show that was... Home 20 Jul 2024 | 11:55
Wild West City opens for the season May 4-5. (Photo provided) Wild West City reopens this weekend Wild West City plans to switch its focus with the seasons this year. The Western-themed amusement park’s opens for the season... Home 29 Apr 2024 | 01:51
Wild West City in Byram Township has been entertaining audiences for more than six decades. (Photos provided) Wild West City opens for summer Wild West City is open for the summer. The Western-themed amusement park has been entertaining audiences for more than six... Home 10 May 2023 | 07:43
Pony Bob Pony Bob, a 60-year career of saddling up with Wild West City As a young teenager growing up in Monmouth County, Robert Erven worked part-time at Cowboy City in Farmingdale, one of five... Entertainment 12 Sep 2022 | 04:25
Wild West City’s Reillyanne Ruane, pictured here, may be the only current female stagecoach driver in the United States. ( Jane Primerano) Cowgirls to take over Wild West City Most people know about female western legends such as Annie Oakley and Calamity Jane, but there are plenty of other women... Entertainment 09 Jun 2022 | 03:18
Cowboys at Wild West City (Photo provided) Wild West City recognized as a ‘Cowboy Keeper’ by national group Wild West City may be located in the East, but has been recognized as a place that preserves Western heritage. The Western-themed... Local News 10 Aug 2021 | 04:57
Larry Storch (Photo provided) Larry Storch of ‘F Troop’ fame to make last public appearance at Wild West City Byram. He might be best known as Corporal Agarn on the zany comedy show of the 1960s “F Troop,” but Larry Storch was also... Entertainment 06 Jul 2021 | 05:42
Photo courtesy of The 27th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Reenactors Civil War re-enactors to camp at Wild West City The shelling of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War. One hundred and sixty years... Entertainment 03 May 2021 | 04:59
(Photo provided) Halloween is coming to Wild West City No gravestone will be left unturned at Wild West City, which is turning into a Ghost Town this Halloween. Haunted Wild West... Local News 28 Sep 2020 | 04:26
Bandits hold up the stagecoach at Wild West City (Photo provided) Wild West City to honor grandparents during Civil War re-enactment weekend Time-travel to the Civil War era, when the 27th Regiment of NJ Company F sets up camp the weekend of Sept. 12-13 at Wild... Entertainment 04 Sep 2020 | 05:20
Photo courtesy of The 27th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer reenactors Reenactors to bring Civil War to life at Wild West City The Civil War era will come to life, when the 27th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer reenactors bring their history to Wild West... Entertainment 16 Aug 2020 | 08:59
Wild West City is open It’s time to giddyup, partners. Wild West City opened at 10 a.m. this Thursday, June 25th. The iconic western themed park in... Local News 06 Jul 2020 | 01:16