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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...