Steven Eldridge pleads guilty in deaths of 6 Amish farmers
PENN YAN — The Penn Yan man at fault in a July 19 crash that killed six Amish farmers, and brought hundreds of mourners to the town of Jasper, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and…
Amish Man’s Letters Sway Lawmakers On Buggy Issue
FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a high tech world of iPads and smart phones, an old-fashioned Amish man showed that pen and paper remain effective communication devices.Jacob Gingerich wrote 138 simple, heart-felt letters to lawmakers in…
Amish man jailed for alleged Vernon County sexual assault, violating probation
VIROQUA, Wis. — An Amish man serving time for sexually assaulting young members of his family is back in jail for allegedly sexually asasulting another child. 26-year-old Isaac Yoder of rural Hillsboro told his parole…
Feds Shut Down Amish Farm for Selling Raw Milk
The FDA has won its two-year fight to shut down an Amish farmer who was selling fresh, raw milk to eager consumers in the Washington region, after a judge this month banned Daniel Allgyer from…
Two buggies struck by hit-and-run drivers (Police seek leads)
Two horse-drawn buggies were struck from behind by hit-and-run drivers in the past two days, police said. A young woman was injured early Monday when a vehicle struck the back of a horse-drawn buggy in…
Man exposes himself to school full of Amish children
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY – Police arrested 46-year-old Darrin Ray Gibbs at his home in rural Warsaw Thursday after they say he exposed and touched himself in front of several Amish children at a school located just…
Idaho Amish family embraces modern ways
In many ways the Miller family is as Amish as the people they left back home in Wisconsin 10 years ago, carrying on the traditional ways. Father Harley, 40, is a master carpenter who has…
Natural Amish Treatments and Remedies Impress Doctor
While Dr. Patrick Quillin cautions that his book Amish Folk Medicine is not intended to replace the personal care of a physician, he says he was simply looking for wisdom from people who historically have…
Bill would help Amish who reject reflective triangles on buggies
FRANKFORT — Kentucky lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday about a bill that would help Amish people who have resisted using reflective safety triangles on their slow-moving buggies for religious reasons. The House Transportation Committee heard from…
Horse left at Ohio Amish-area Wal-mart needs home
Wally the Walmart horse is looking for a new home. That’s the nickname given to a 9-year-old standardbred horse that a humane society says was left at a northeast Ohio store by an Amish teenager…