Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania – The winter solstice is past and each cold but lengthening day brings closer the time when white flowers will blossom on five young trees standing in a shallow and tragic valley.…
Richland, Ohio – A 6-year-old Amish boy was killed Friday afternoon when he was hit by a car as he reached for a hat that blew onto a road. Police said Ronald S. Smith, 50,…
Berlin, Ohio – For more than 30 years, Jerry Schlabach has owned and operated Berlin Bulk Foods, a quaint Amish mom-and-pop shop nestled in the heart of downtown Berlin. His five sons all worked at…
Middlefield, Ohio – Another teen has admitted helping to commit organized attacks on the Amish in Middlefield Township. Gerald Wise, 19, of Cleveland, pleaded guilty Jan. 8 in Geauga County Common Pleas Court to two counts…
With the new year, Illinois’ Amish population can apply for state ID cards that don’t require a photo. State Representative Adam Brown (R-Champaign) says it’s taken a while to find a way to satisfy concerns…
Amish Voice – January 2015 IN THIS ISSUE: The Believer’s Life and Walk: Free and Spiritual The Way of True Love – Lynn Miller Reader Questions and Comments Time – Nathaniel DeRochie (Age: 15) Useless Kinds of…
The hype around Y2K had some engaging effects on commerce. Take for example, a Amish village in Kidron, Ohio where many people evade complicated conveniences. As CBS News match Richard Schlesinger reported, a town’s hardware…
What is Time? To some, time seems to drag on and on forever and ever. To others, time seems to be flying past like a loose kite caught in the wind. For some people, time…
Dear Readers: We welcome your comments and questions. Below is a letter that we recently received, containing different points of view. Dear Amish Voice: I feel sad that some people think that they can earn…
Many years ago if you wanted to get somewhere, you would ask directions from someone who knew the way. They might tell you to turn at a certain landmark, which could be a large rock,…
