A furry but friendly face has joined the Ames Police Department. Crisis Response K9 Penny, a two-year old Great Pyrenees mix, is the police department's first K9 since 1999. Her handler is Sgt. Amber ...

Finally, one of our greatest presidents is being decoupled from one of the most annoying American scams. It’s ironic in so many ways. For one, that it was Abraham “Honest Abe” Lincoln whose image was ...

Alas, dear penny, you served us well. We picked you up, you gave us luck. We gave you to others in exchange for their thoughts. And remember when we pondered whether dropping you from the Empire State ...

Lately, there have been news articles and opinions, including a Times Argus editorial, about the end of the U.S. penny. Merchants have been allegedly scrambling to get as many as possible. Doomsayers ...

KNOWLTON, Quebec — Louise Penny was eager to show me an important book — the one she said is at the core of her wildly successful Armand Gamache mystery series — but she couldn’t find it. The floor-to ...

It's official: The penny is on its way out. After 232 years, they’re cancelling it, literally. It matters little that they cost three times as much to mint, or that few of us still keep single cents ...

The term “penniless” will take on a new meaning moving forward. The United States penny has officially been discontinued as of November 2025. The production of the coin was canceled by the U.S. Mint, ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — While many of us could take or leave a penny without a second thought, Down in the Valley record store is just beginning to learn the cost of coins' demise. "We're hearing from ...

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