LAHARPE — Want a pie in the face? Want to be slapped with a tortilla? How about covered in whipped cream and licked by puppies? Want to see an animal shelter employee shave her head?…

Barbara and Herschel Perry were known for their love of pets, especially cats.  In fact, Herschel would often trap feral cats and dogs, pay to have them spayed or neutered, and release them back into…

An arts and crafts show will benefit the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility Saturday in Iola. An assortment of Christmas ornaments and decorations, quilted items, fabric craft, jewelry, candies, soap, jellies, baked goods, crochet and…

Auri McFadden-Knock, a fourth grader at Iola Elementary School, fell in love on Thursday. The object of her affection was Remy, an 8-month-old Labrador retriever brought to the school by the Allen County Animal Rescue…

In “Because of Winn-Dixie,” a young girl rescues a scruffy dog that wrecked a grocery store. It’s a story about second chances, grief and loss, loneliness and friendship. It’s also Iola Elementary School librarian Daryl…

Dear editor, This is the reality we are facing today. Everyone loves the thought of a no-kill animal shelter. The Allen County Animal Rescue employees work endless hours shuffling dogs and cats into other no-kill…

The regular monthly meeting of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club was called to order by President Mallory Heim on Sunday, April 3, at Moran United Methodist Church.  The meeting coincided with Prairie Rose’s supply drive…

Gary, Tyler and Cosmo spent more than a year at the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) before they were adopted.  They’re all good dogs, shelter director Brittni Dilley said. They’re also big dogs, which…

LAHARPE —  He certainly won’t read any of the cards sent his way, but that’s not stopping friends from setting up a card shower for Gary this Christmas. Just shy of his second birthday, Gary…

Take a good, long look at Gertie. She was adopted from the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility in 2010, and has become a fixture on the Lehigh Trails with her human, Brenda Bumgardner. She’s a…