Uno is No. 1: Westminster champ returns to Illinois - Rockford Register-Star

Uno, the first beagle to win best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club show, the nation s biggest canine competition, is heading home to Belleville. Uno will make a few appearances on the way, including a stop at the St. Louis headquarters of his contunues

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois’ plans to honor Uno the Beagle have been put on hold due to bad weather. The Belleville-born beagle won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show last month. The Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn had planned to declare contunues

Nasa’s Phoenix craft beams back pictures from Mars - Times Online

A Nasa spacecraft beamed back unprecedented pictures from the Martian permafrost today after an historic 423 million-mile journey that marks a new phase in the quest to find life on the red planet. Mission controllers in Pasadena, California, erupted

200 turn out for low-cost pet care clinic - Beacon News

AURORA — There were kittens and puppies, lap dogs and yappy dogs. And then, in the last hour of the National Animal Welfare Society’s wellness clinic that wrapped up Sunday, there was Black, an 80-pound pit bull who huffed and puffed his way into more

Paco is a 10-week-old male tan Chihuahua mix. He is playful and loving and needs a home. He is available for adoption from the Humane Society of Clark County. Call 245-2579 for more information or to arrange to see Dusty or other dogs and cats more

If springtime in Paris isn’t going to work for you this year, rent a movie and pretend — until you can book a flight and go. Here are my Top 10 picks for films that best show off the French capital. For scenes from these memorable films, go to more

I want to say thank you to all of those who have been so supportive of my column. OK, I ll also say thank you to those of you who haven t. A boss of mine used to tell me that on my headstone it was going to say, I Learned a Lot from That more

Vigo volunteers housing animals until they go to rescue or are ready - Tribune-Star

TERRE HAUTE Vigo County resident Sheryl Shaver jokingly recalls her family s foster failure that was supposed to be a temporary addition to their home. She seems assured that, this time, they ll get it right. Shaver, her 12-year-old son

Going to the dogs - Commercial News

COVINGTON, Ind. It wasn t that Kristy Schroeder of Covington, Ind., didn t like her job; but the dream of running her own business just wouldn t go away. Last year, after doing some research and some serious soul-searching she

Top dogs draw crowd at Anderson County Fair - Anderson Independent-Mail
ANDERSON There was a full house at the Anderson County Fair on Saturday as dogs of all breeds pranced alongside their owners in the Clemson Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show. Spectators cheered when their favorites won, while handlers outside the