My Amish Childhood
I can still see his face. Lean. Determined. Framed by his lengthy beard. I can see him running up the hill toward our house. He was carrying his bag of doctor implements. Mom was having…
Amish boy dies in barn accident
MONTGOMERY, PA — A nine-year-old Amish boy was pronounced dead following a barn accident on Monday. Read more
Amish Mafia star arrested on hit-run, other charges
Lancaster, PA — Lebanon Levi’s sidekick is in legal trouble after a state constable nabbed him for a stack of criminal warrants, according to officials. However, John Schmucker’s attorney said the fugitive arrest won’t keep…
I am a Little Confused
I am a little confused between “staying and going” right now. I am Amish, but I had left for a year and a half and I liked it. You probably get this every day! But…
Amish delegation expresses remorse to Israel
Although there is no shortage of extraordinary sights at the Wall, the visit by a group of 31 Amish people (29 Americans and 2 Canadians) had people staring in wonder as the group filled the…
Oil riches await many in Amish community
A Chevron rig drills for natural gas behind the property owned by the Mast family in Lawrence County, Pa. Energy companies are leasing land throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio where Amish families like the Masts live.…
Trading in a buggy for dreams of NASCAR
The closest Marlin Yoder came to having a set of wheels as a youth in an Amish family was hitching the horses to the family’s buggy. He left that world behind to pursue his dream…
Ohio Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years
CLEVELAND, OH — The ringleader in hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and 15 family members received sentences of one year to seven years.…
Samuel Mullet, Amish Beard-Cutting Leader, May Get Life Sentence
TOLEDO, Ohio — Federal prosecutors want a life sentence for the leader of an Amish breakaway group convicted in a series of beard- and hair-cutting attacks, saying it’s highly unlikely the attacks would have happened without…
Prosecutors Want Life Term for Ohio Amish Leader
Ohio- Federal prosecutors want a life sentence for the leader of an Amish breakaway group convicted in a series of beard- and hair-cutting attacks, saying it’s highly unlikely the attacks would have happened without his…