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. 24—PERU — A year ago, downtown Peru looked perfectly normal after the Peru Circus City Festival was forced to cancel due to the pandemic. But on Saturday, animal wagons, jugglers, clowns and ...

wows crowds during its eight-day run every year. Performing 10 indoor shows amid the Circus City Festival, 200 Miami County youth, ages 7 to 21, embrace the entertainment heritage of Peru, which is ...

The clownery starts on the sidewalk, even before you enter the big top. Crowds who show up to see the Peru Amateur Circus in Peru, Indiana, known as America’s circus city, are greeted by merrymakers ...

Jun. 30—PERU — Thomas Patrick Kelly, the last living son of the nation's most famous hobo clown who followed his father into a career under the big top, died Sunday at Hickory Creek at Peru. He was 87 ...

PERU, Indiana — For the first time in six decades, Peru’s Circus City Festival was canceled last summer because of the pandemic. The loss of revenue financially hurt the amateur circus. Organizers now ...

PERU, Ind. — A historic Indiana barn that once housed elephants and tigers from well-known circuses is in need of emergency repairs. The structure near Peru in northern Indiana is home to the ...