PEQUEA TOWNSHIP, PA — An Amish bishop was charged this week by Pennsylvania authorities with failing to report sexual abuse allegedly committed by one of his congregants. Levi Esh Sr., 63, of Pequea Township, was bishop… Amish bishop arrested, accused of failing to report sex abuse by church member, cops say
Police in Northeast Ohio broke up a large gathering of Amish people over the weekend after a man spotted a group of buggies and called 911 to report a stay-at-home order violation. Just after midnight Sunday, the Geauga County Sherrif’s office made… Ohio sheriff files charges after Amish hold large barn party
Underage drinking, disorderly conduct and breaking the Stay Home order in an Amish barn. The party took place in Huntsburg Township, Ohio. Huntsburg is home to a very large Amish population about an hour East… Ohio Police bust Large Drunken Amish Party
MERCER COUNTY, PA – State Police say they broke up a drinking party involving eight Amish teens and one 20-year-old in Mercer County. Officers say they were called to an old railroad bed beneath Interstate… Amish youth cited for underage drinking party in Mercer County
WARREN, OH — When it comes down to love or the law, it seems the law will prevail. Inspectors from the Trumbull County Combined Health District reported more than 10 people attended a wedding reception… Amish wedding investigated
On Thursday, The New York Times reported that an Amish community in Ohio is mobilizing to create medical supplies for local hospitals. “For centuries, the Amish community has been famously isolated from the hustle of the outside world,”… Amish community pitches in to create medical supplies for Ohio hospitals
Hospitals and clinics in cities across the U.S. have recently established drive-through testing for COVID-19. It’s the strategy that enabled countries like South Korea and Japan to test as many as one out of every… The Amish Are Getting a COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Center for Horse and Buggies
BLOOMFIELD, IA – Back in mid-March, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gave a directive that all Iowa schools close for a period of four weeks, a measure taken to help control the spread of the coronavirus that causes… Amish schools still meeting for class despite Governor’s orders
UNITY, ME – Most Wednesday mornings, the delicious smell of freshly made doughnuts entices crowds of people to the Amish-run Community Market in Unity. But as with so many facets of life in Maine, doughnut… Even in the otherwise timeless Amish community, the pandemic has brought changes
COLUMBUS, OH – The leader of a breakaway Amish group in Ohio who was sentenced to prison for beard- and hair-cutting attacks will get to to serve the rest of his sentence at home after… Leader of Amish beard-cutting attacks will get to go home
