Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, please direct your attention to the center ring . . . and so the fun begins in Peru, Ind., where famous circuses once spent their winters and now a youth circus ...

Summertime in most American cities evokes visions of ice cream trucks, swimming pools, and summer camps. But in one small Indiana town, summertime is the season of the circus. Peru, Ind., known as the ...

PERU— The crowd gathered near the towering, paint-chipped barn with digital cameras ready. The conversation was brisk as the anticipation rose. Around noon, a tractor pulled out the red, wooden beast, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — Did you know Peru, Indiana is ...

Jul. 17—PERU — Preparing for a family and friends performance, Michelle Boswell double-checked the rigging at the Peru Amateur Youth Circus on Friday. Performances opened to the public Saturday ...

Jul. 23—PERU — Pat Kelly traveled the country performing in circuses as a sad, downtrodden clown for most his life, just like his father, Emmett Kelly, the iconic depression-era hobo clown named Weary ...