Police: Man steals from Amish produce stand
Pa. — Police say a man stole a cash box from a roadside farm stand on Saturday afternoon, but was caught by police a short time later. East Lampeter Township police said they responded to…
Not Guilty Pleas After Amish Teens Shot and Injured
ASHTABULA– A father and son have plead not guilty to 13 felonious assault charges after police said they allegedly shot at a van filled with Amish teens, seriously injuring two. Kenneth and Michael Jameson of…
A Child Drowns in Water Tank in Sauk County Amish Community
On September 14, 2013 at approximately 3:10 PM the Sauk County Communications Center was notified of a child that had drowned at a residence of an Amish family on STH 154 in the Township of…
Amish man sentenced to prison
An Amish West Farmington man was sentenced 20 years to life in prison Monday for sexually assaulting seven girls between 11 and 13 years old. Daniel Miller, 47, of state Route 534, pleaded guilty as…
Amish boy, 3, dies after jumping from horse-drawn wagon
A three-year-old Amish boy died Wednesday afternoon after he was run over by the trailer of a horse-drawn wagon in Seneca County. Lester Schumucker and his brothers Daniel, 10, and Victor, 6, were riding on…
Amish Community Not Anti-Technology, Just More Thoughtful
Many outsiders assume the Amish reject all new technology. But that’s not true. One Amish man in Lancaster County, Pa., checks his voicemail about four times a day. His shop is equipped with a propane-powered…
4 injured after minivan, horse collide in Lancaster area
PARADISE — Police say four people were injured, one critically, and a horse was killed after a minivan collided with the animal in central Pennsylvania. The (Lancaster) Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era says the minivan was…
Amish Man Killed After Falling Into Saw Blade
(ORLEANS) – An Amish man was killed in a sawmill accident Monday afternoon. According to Orange County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Bill Fullington, 23-year-old Jacob Stutzman slipped and fell, landing on a moving saw…
Missouri Amish man says he castrated himself
WEBSTER COUNTY, Mo.— A Missouri Amish man says he castrated himself, but deputies aren’t sure why or if he’s telling the truth. Deputies in Webster County found Jacob Schwartz lying in his bed and covered…
Building Amish: Young Women, Baptists Among the Real Seekers of Anabaptist Life
Expect no great rush of people converting to Anabaptist groups such as the Amish, Mennonite and Hutterite communities that in work, dress and communal life are separate in varying degrees from the larger culture. These…