December 2008
Some in Amish community believe downturn …
Goshen News, Goshen, IN
“Stepping back and looking at what’s best for us will be beneficial in the long run,” he said. “People will have to be more creative in coming up with new products.” The Amish community has always been based on dependence on each other …
Court orders Amish family to allow son’s surgery
News 10 Now – Syracuse,NY,USA
CANTON, NY
A St. Lawrence County Judge orders an Amish family to allow their son to have heart surgery. One and-a-half year-old Eli Hershberger has a …
Amish Premise Registration Case Moves Forward
Wisconsin Ag Connection – Marshfield,WI,USA
A test case in the on-going dispute between an Amish community in Clark County and the State of Wisconsin is moving forward. According to WCCN Radio, …
Amish girl injured in Hammond fire
Newswatch 50 – Watertown,NY,USA
An Amish female was severely burned in a Friday evening fire that destroyed a home in Hammond. Firefighters were called to the Amish home at 144 Conger Road …
WatertownDailyTimes.com – NY, United States
By ALEX JACOBS WINTHROP
Amish mother Barbara G. Hershberger said she isn’t sure what it will mean for her family if a judge decides to take her son away …
2:37 pm Sheriff: Amish girl released from hospital
Joplin Globe – Joplin,MO,USA
A 4-year-old Amish girl who was reported missing during a severe winter storm last night has been released from the hospital, according to Lawrence County …
November 2008
Displaced Amish workers strive for GEDs in Elkhart County
WNDU-TV – South Bend,IN,USA
“Well, I should go get this,” and I was in shock” said Borkholder, who was raised Amish and stopped going to school after 8th grade. …
Minnesota’s Amish are changing their ways
KARE – Minneapolis,MN,USA
It’s home to the largest Amish population in the state. Their fascinating way of life draws tourists from all around the region. …
Loyal Working with Amish to Keep Horse Manure Off Streets
Wisconsin Ag Connection – Marshfield,WI,USA
For the past several years, the City of Loyal has been mulling over the idea of requiring horses that pull Amish buggies through town to wear a diaper-type …
How the Amish deal with credit cards
CreditCards.com – Austin,TX,USA
By Geoff Williams
For those who romanticize the Amish as one of our few living links to a bygone era before credit cards and cell phones, better stick to …
Driver Who Struck Amish Buggies is a Corrections Officer
Southern Maryland Online – MD,USA
The driver of a minivan that collided with two bicyclists who in turn hit two Amish horse and buggy rigs last month in Leonardtown is a …
Amish sue US government for ‘mark of the Beast’ on livestock
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Amish farmers are to sue the US government on the grounds that plans to put electronic identity tags on livestock constitute imposing the “mark of the …
Amish on the rise across Kentucky
Louisville Courier-Journal – Louisville,KY,USA
They are part of an Amish community of 18 or 19 families, many of whom began moving here in the last five years. From Graves County in the far western …
Amish farmers protest Mark of the Beast RFID tagging
Inquirer – Harrow,England,UK
By Sylvie Barak:
Friday, 14 November 2008, 1:52 PM A LAWSUIT BY an angry bunch of Michigan-based Amish farmers – protesting having to tag their cattle with …
Agencies seek to bar Amish from new homes
The Tribune-Democrat – Johnstown,PA,USA
BY SANDRA K. REABUCK EBENSBURG
Whether two families from an ultraconservative Amish sect will be able to continue living in their newly built farmhouses …
Safety emblem spurs dispute with Amish
Louisville Courier-Journal – Louisville,KY,USA
Amish people across the country do not believe in driving automobiles, but most do use the safety emblem on their buggies. But for the Swartzentruber sect …
Law firm will sue on behalf of Amish
WatertownDailyTimes.com – NY, United States
By DAVID WINTERS CANTON
– An international law firm plans to sue the town of Morristown over alleged religious discrimination against the Amish. …
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – Fort Wayne,IN,USA
The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department arrested Ryan Bailey of Middlebury on Wednesday in the abduction and sexual assault of a 29-year-old man. …
Horse runs wild through Pa. town after buggy crash
Boston Herald – United States
Police say a frightened horse that came loose from an Amish buggy after a collision ran wildly through a rural western Pennsylvania town, ..
Wheeling News Register – Wheeling,WV,USA
Elizabeth said she has heard other people talking about the presidential campaign, but she has chosen not to become involved and has no opinion on the …
October 2008
Bloomfield man defends midwife in his son’s death
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh,PA,USA
More than a dozen Amish supporters from New Wilmington in Mercer County attended the trial. The Amish, who frequently use midwives during birth, …
McCain’s Last Hope: The Amish Vote
Daily Beast – New York,NY,USA
John McCain may have one last, best hope for winning the White House: the Amish. McCain, as we all know, needs to win the Midwest battleground states of …
Minivan Slams Into Bicyclists, Amish Buggy
Washington Post – United States
By Ashley Halsey III
A minivan driver plowed into two bicyclists and an Amish buggy towing a pair of canoes as they waited for a traffic light to change …
Bay Net – Lexington Park,MD,USA
On Sunday, Oct. 26, just before 7 am, St. Mary’s Sheriffs responded to an accident at 22955 Hollywood Road in Leonardtown, near College of Southern Maryland …
Judge to rule on clash over heart operation for Amish boy
WatertownDailyTimes.com – NY, United States
By DAVID WINTERS CANTON
A St. Lawrence County Family Court judge will soon decide whether a young Amish boy with a heart defect will undergo an operation …
Maine’s latest immigrants: Amish
Central Maine Morning Sentinel – Augusta,ME,USA
By the time they occupy their new home next month, 37 Amish people will have moved into the area this year alone. More are coming. In 2009, two more Amish …
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Minneapolis,MN,USA
By KAREN YOUSO, Star Tribune
Do those Amish Heat Surge heaters I see advertised in newspapers really work? They say they’ll reduce heating bills…
SUV Hits Amish Buggy Near Stoddard, Two Teens Injured
WKBT – La Crosse,WI,USA
Authorities are investigating an accident near Stoddard between an SUV and an Amish buggy that sent two teenagers to the hospital. Tri-State Ambulance says …
The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com – Jackson,MI,USA
Several people said they heard the crash or saw the rescue squads arrive. “It seemed like a bad nightmare,” said Rosanna Swartzentruber, a friend of the …
Will the Amish take over the world?
By Martin Cothran(Martin Cothran)
The Amish have grown 84% since 1992, according to the Washington Post (via Gene Veith’s Cranach). Watch church growth experts start recommending that their church clients get rid of their buses in favor of Sunday morning buggy rides to …
Contractors critical of Amish on local jobs
Hornell Evening Tribune – Hornell,NY,USA
By Justin Head
Dan Grinols, a contractor with a business based in Hornellsville, is in the early stages of organizing a meeting to object to Amish workers …
Washington Post – United States
By Daniel Burke
The Amish are often portrayed as the most rooted of communities, seldom venturing off the farm except for short trips by horse and buggy. …
Amish Man Gets Six Months in Prison
Wheeling News Register – Wheeling,WV,USA
Mullet, a member of the Bergholz Amish community, also was designated as a Tier II sex offender, which requires him to report his address to the county …
Amish driver sentenced to 6 months in jail, 5 years on probation
The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com – Grand Rapids,MI,USA
AP NEWSFLASH by The Grand Rapids Press MONTCALM
David Yoder, the 21-year-old Amish man originally charged with driving while intoxicated causing the …
September 2008
Agencies seek injunctions against Amish
The Tribune-Democrat – Johnstown,PA,USA
BY SANDRA K. REABUCK EBENSBURG
Two Cambria County agencies are seeking court injunctions to stop two families in an ultra-conservative Amish sect from …
Agri-Mark has a plan for Amish milk
WatertownDailyTimes.com – NY, United States
By MAX R. MITCHELL HEUVELTON
Many fear the closing of the Heritage Cheese House could leave Amish dairy farmers high and dry with nowhere to sell their …
Amish families may be moving away
WatertownDailyTimes.com – NY, United States
CHEESE PLANT CLOSING: Dairy farmers losing market for their milk in St. Lawrence County; Extension trying to help By MAX R. MITCHELL HEUVELTON -Many Amish …
Wheeling News Register – Wheeling,WV,USA
By MARK LAW STEUBENVILLE
Thirty-five Amish residents in the Bergholz area have filed a $35 million federal lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s …
Amish enclave in Missouri hews to old ways
Dallas Morning News – Dallas,TX,USA
A dozen Amish buggies line up next to cars and trucks in the parking lot. Tidy little Van Gogh-style haystacks dry in Amish fields around Jamesport, Mo. …
Amish boy dies, his 3 brothers hurt after van strikes their cart . . .
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Cleveland,OH,USA
HARTSGROVE TOWNSHIP
An Amish school boy was killed and his three brothers injured this morning after a van crashed into the youths’ cart as they headed …
Amish Parents Sue Sheriff’s Department For $35 Million
WTOV9.com – Steubenville, OH,USA
BERGHOLZ, Ohio
Members of the Amish community in Bergholz, Ohio, have filed a $35 million federal lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s …
Police: DWI Driver’s Vehicle Strikes Amish Buggy, Kills Horse
WNNE-TV – White River Junction,VT,USA
LISBON, NY
A vehicle driven by a drunk driver struck an Amish buggy in Lisbon Monday, injuring the buggy driver and his horse, which had to be put down …
Amish Man Pleads To Sex Counts
Wheeling Intelligencer – Wheeling,WV,USA
By DAVE GOSSETT STEUBENVILLE
Crist Mullet already had confessed to the Bergholz Amish community that he had sexual contact with three children before he …
Amish men reject settlement offer
The Tribune-Democrat – Johnstown,PA,USA
EBENSBURG
Members of the conservative Swartzentruber Amish sect have rejected a possible agreement about the disposal of sewage from two outhouses at the …
Neighbors want Amish pair found in contempt of court
Altoona Mirror – Altoona,PA,USA
By Phil Ray, pray@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG
Several Sinking Valley residents have asked a Blair County judge to find their Amish neighbors in …
The Tribune-Democrat – Johnstown,PA,USA
Afterward, Ebensburg attorney James Stratton, who represents the Amish, said he is optimistic a settlement can be reached. Krumenacker had been scheduled to …
Amish population is growing, shifting
Columbus Dispatch – Columbus,OH,USA
Researchers say more than four out of five Amish children choose to stay within the community rather than be assimilated into the mainstream culture. …
Kerosene recall raises questions about Amish woman’s death
Sharon Herald – Sharon,PA,USA
… know if tainted kerosene from an Allegheny County distributor may have caused the June 21 fire that led to a Lackawannock Township Amish woman’s death. …
Driver who hit buggy, caused injuries, fled the scene, sought
Coldwater Daily Reporter – Coldwater,MI,USA
… that reportedly struck an Amish buggy with five people on board and then fled the scene of an accident on Herricksville Road Monday at about 7:40 pm. …
Iraqi students look at Amish life
Ashtabula Star-Beacon – Ashtabula,OH,USA
Freeman Miller briefly explained the history of Amish immigrants coming to the US in the late 1700s and 1800s, settling first in Pennsylvania. …
Amish driver, 21, arraigned for accident resulting in death of friend
The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com – Grand Rapids,MI,USA
Yoder, a member of the Lakeview Amish community, could face up to 15 years in prison on the most serious charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated …
Legal proceedings begin in fatal crash, but Amish have forgiven
MLive.com – MI,USA
Press Photos/Rex LarsenEli Miller, center, one of two bishops in the Lakeland Amish community, is mourning the death of his grandson, 17-year-old Josey …
Amish: ‘We can’t point fingers’ after fatal crash
The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com – Grand Rapids,MI,USA
By Emily Monacelli TRUFANT
A local Amish community is trying not to place blame after a weekend crash killed one of its young members and led to …
Ethridge Man Killed, Wife Hurt In Motorcycle Crash With Amish Buggy
WDXE – Lawrenceburg,TN,USA
A twenty seven year old Lawrence County man was killed and his wife injured in a motorcycle accident involving an Amish buggy late Saturday night east of …
Amish Free to Maintain Traditions in Modern World
By Amor Safi
The Amish have maintained their traditions of honoring community, church and family while becoming adept at selectively adopting modern technology. In one Pennsylvania county where 20000 Amish are settled, tradition and modernity …
July 2008
Morristown judge rules Amish case can proceed
WatertownDailyTimes.com – NY, United States
By COREY FRAM MORRISTOWN
The Amish failed to prove how building codes hinder their religion, and court cases will proceed, Town Judge James T. Phillips ..
Lutherans to apologize for Anabaptist persecution
The Christian Century – USA
The Lutheran World Federation is preparing to formally ask forgiveness from Anabaptists-Mennonites, Amish and similar believers-for 16th-century persecution…
Danville News – Danville,PA,USA
Drollinger said Hostetler showed him a valid driver’s license, and he asked Hostetler whether he was Amish because he was driving a horse and buggy. …
Scam targeting Amish in Norwood-Norfolk area
Newswatch 50 – Watertown,NY,USA
According to deputies, a group of people has been going door-to-door in the Amish community in the Norwood and Norfolk areas, saying they have farm …
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
“There will always be [people like] the Amish, who want no technology” on one end of a continuum, and those who will refuse to have a baby “if they can’t …
Amish Man Pinned By Tractor in Harrison County Field
WTRF – Wheeling,WV,USA
SCIO, Ohio
Circumstances and miracles, may have saved a yound Amish man’s life after a tractor pulling a hay wagon flips, pinning im in Scio, Ohio. …
Truck driver is having ‘breakdown,’ says dad
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – MO, United States
Miller was in a van headed with fellow Amish from northeastern Missouri to Tennessee for a funeral of a friend. Two people in that van were among the three …
WJACtv.com – Johnstown,PA,USA
A noise battle in Blair County waged on Tuesday between residents of Sinking Valley and their Amish neighbors. The controversy is over the Hostetler …
Amish growth causing Wis. legal run-ins
United Press International – USA
The latest case happened during last year’s deer hunting season when Clark County officials cited three Amish brothers for not wearing required blaze-orange …
Governments in Wisconsin, Amish clash over religious freedom
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee,WI,USA
But a Clark County judge ruled last month that there’s nothing in the Amish religion that compels them to hunt deer. So each brother was fined $143.10. …
Amish Funeral Services Differ Dramatically From More Common …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills,CA,USA
In visiting my hometown in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I had the opportunity to sit down with an Amish woman and her family. She was kind and generous, …
High Profile Cases Heard In Jefferson County
WTRF – Wheeling,WV,USA
STEUBENVILLE
An Amish man accused of molesting amish children allegedly confesses to the community and family members of a woman stabbed 61 times are …
WatertownDailyTimes.com – NY, United States
William J. Galvin, the county’s conflict public defender representing Mr. Hershberger, said he’ll need to research the issue of Amish religion further …
June 2008
‘Old Order’ Mennonites and Amish Who Shun Insurance
Wall Street Journal – USA
Old Order Amish and Mennonite farmers here suffer from epidemic proportions of certain deadly genetic diseases. As they seek life-saving treatments, …
Amish Elders Describe Difficult Choices, Recall Past Temptations
ABC News – USA By SAMANTHA WENDER