It's an hour before showtime and Rob Gann is running late. He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang firework that will provide the big noisy finish for his act.

SILOAM SPRINGS -- New this year to the Siloam Springs Rodeo is contract act Allan Dessel of Paulina, Iowa. Not to be confused with a bullfighter, Dessel is a barrelman, he said. Barrelmen and ...

Dave Whitmoyer didn’t mention to his football coach Mike Van Diest at Carroll College that he was working as a rodeo clown. Van Diest, after all, may not have been pleased that his starting wide ...

Few pleasures compare with being able to cancel brunch with your in-laws because you have an appointment with a rodeo clown from Wyoming who is rolling a barrel from the District to New Jersey.