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Holly, a clown with the Culpepper & Merryweather Circus, greeted people as they entered the big top on Sunday. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
June 24, 2024
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June 27, 2024 midnight
Circus brings animals, clowns, exotic acts to Ronan
Wendell is a teenage lion, but he weighs in at 450 pounds. He and lioness Delilah are head-lion-ers for the Culpepper & Merryweather Circus, which performed two shows Sunday in Ronan.