Crafters send mittens with a message to Newtown

"Chester Raccoon stood at the edge of the forest and cried. 'I don't want to go to school,' he told his mother. 'I want to stay home with you. I want to play with my friends. And play with my toys. And read my books. And swing on my swing. Please may I stay home with you?'" — "The Kissing Ha…

Growing animal rescue group is work of teen actor

The person behind one of the country's fastest-growing animal rescues can't even vote yet. And neither can most of the people leading its 10 chapters across the nation.

Police raid Chesterton-area home suspected of animal hoarding

Porter County sheriff's evidence technician Roger Bowles holds his arm after being bitten by a dog he was helping to remove form the home of Donna Montoya on Wednesday morning.

Police raid Chesterton-area home suspected of animal hoarding

Porter County sheriff's evidence technician Officer Roger Bowles grimaces after being bitten by a dog he was removing from the home of Donna Montoya on Wednesday morning. Porter County sheriff's Capt. Tom Henderson applies pressure to the wound while they wait for paramedics to arrive.

Police raid Chesterton-area home suspected of animal hoarding

Donna Montoya watches Wednesday while Porter County sheriff's Capt. Tom Henderson keeps dogs at bay and Porter County sheriff's evidence technician Officer Roger Bowles enters Montoya's home to take photographs.

Police raid Chesterton-area home suspected of animal hoarding

Donna Montoya watches while Porter County sheriff's Capt. Tom Henderson keeps dogs at bay and Porter County sheriff's evidence technician Officer Roger Bowles enters Montoya's home to take photographs last month.

011211animalhoarding, nearly 50 dogs at west chester twsp home

Porter County Animal Control Officer Patrick Cassin holds onto a dog he lassoed as he prepares to load him for transport to a Porter County animal clinic Wednesday morning. Officials seized 27 more dogs Thursday, for a total of 82 over two days.

Police raid Chesterton-area home suspected of animal hoarding

Dogs wait near a fenced-in area of a yard surrounding the home of Donna Montoya on Wednesday morning as Porter County sheriff and Animal Control officers prepare to remove animals. Montoya, who has lived in the two-story Westchester Township home for six years, had more than 50 dogs living i…

Chester Inc.

Valparaiso-based Chester, Inc. is celebrating more than years in business. Led by President and CEO Pete Peuquet, Chester Inc. serves customers with the manufacture, sales and service of products in agriculture, industry, commerce and retail markets. These products and services are organized…

Chester Inc.

Architect Scott Hazlett works on a computer assisted drawing program at Chester Inc. in Valparaiso, which is celebrating more than 60 years in business.

Chester Inc.

Pete Peuquet, CEO of Valparaiso based Chester, Inc., speaks about the company's more than 60 years in business. Led by Peuquet, Chester Inc. serves customers with the manufacture, sales and service of products in agriculture, industry, commerce and retail markets. These products and services…

Chester Inc.

Pete Peuquet, president and CEO of Valparaiso-based Chester Inc., holds an original sign from George F. Chester & Sons, which was bought by Chester in 1951.

Prison guard hospitalized after assault at maximum-security prison

SPRINGFIELD | A southern Illinois prison guard is undergoing treatment at a St. Louis hospital for facial fractures after he was beaten seriously Wednesday by at least one inmate.