A crash on Monday, Oct. 5, that critically injured two Amish women in Hillsdale County was at least the second vehicle vs. buggy crash in that area in less than a year and adds to…
A heavy fire devastated an Amish-owned business called The Farmers’ Creamery in northern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 3, and support from the community began immediately. The building, which included a popular store in the front,…
Amish individuals and schools in New York asked the Supreme Court on Monday to protect their religious rights. They said state laws had wrongly compelled Amish schoolchildren to receive vaccinations to attend Amish schools, violating…
For the past few months, nurse Dale Weiser has been making unexpected home visits. As the state battles the deadliest measles outbreak in recent history, the clinical supervisor drives 30 miles (48.3km), sometimes daily, to…
Several Amish communities in Mille Lacs County are alleging the county’s zoning and permitting requirements discriminate against their religious beliefs and have threatened legal action if the issues are not resolved. A demand letter sent…
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA, UNITED STATES – The Amish are often described as a community living apart from many of the health challenges of modern society. Their physically active lifestyle, strong family networks and distinctive approach…
The Amish mother of an infant whose death is being investigated by the Lancaster County coroner was sick with measles days before the baby was born, according to reporting in a national media outlet, and while…
New York’s Amish community is issuing an ultimatum to state bureaucrats: leave us alone or we’re packing up our buggies for greener pastures. The threat has been sparked by a vaccine mandate fight that the…
The Amish, a Christian denomination and a three-century-old ethnic group of German migrants known for its strict lifestyle standards, are one of the fastest-growing minority populations in the U.S. For more than a century, the…
MISSOURI – Missouri has become one of the fastest-growing destinations for Amish families in the United States, with the state’s Amish population more than double the national growth rate. The Amish are a traditionalist Anabaptist…
