Columbus, Ohio – A statewide measles and mumps outbreak leads the governor to issue an executive order. Local pharmacists can now give the MMR vaccine to anyone 18 years or older without a prescription. An…
In the summer of 1963, David Wagler and Joseph Stoll, two Amish farmers, were threshing oats in a field close to Aylmer, Ont. They reflected on the need for more literature that spoke to the…
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin – “We want to protect our religious convictions against modern technology and preserve the Heritage our Forefathers handed down on us and our children,” the man from Springfield Township recently wrote…
Emma, Indiana – Westview Junior/Senior High School held its eighth grade completion ceremony Tuesday. Two hundred thirteen students received their completion certificate in the gymnasium during a recognition program in front of friends, fellow junior…
Norwich Township, Ontario – Two recent tragedies left the Amish community in Norwich Township mourning the loss of two of their own. The deaths of 3-year-old Alvin Miller to cancer just a few weeks ago…
Dundee, Ohio – In the spring, this small village of 300 more than quadruples in size when nearly 1,500 young adults and teenagers — many of them Amish — arrive to participate in a series…
Urbana, Illinois – A man who told Illinois Amish families he could cure ailments by applying what he called a “wellness vibrator” to their necks is headed to prison. The Decatur Herald & Review reports…
Dundee, Ohio – A 22-year-old Dalton-area man apparently drowned while fishing Saturday in the backwaters of Beach City Dam, about three miles north of Dundee. Tuscarawas County Sheriff Walt Wilson identified the victim as Benny…
Washington Township, Pennsylvania – An Amish man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after State Police said he allegedly molested eight children. Troopers arrested John Beiler, 47, from Allenwood in Union County. Authorities said Beiler molested five…
A property owner knowingly violated several ordinances and ignored a written notice on April 3, according to Pequea Township’s zoning officer. And when the board of supervisors decided to give Elam Stoltzfus one more chance…
