As Holmes County Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Joe Mullet said to the assembled fifth- through eighth-grade Amish students gathered at Chestnut Ridge Elementary School recently, you can be doing everything right while riding your bike on the road, but a…
Sexual abuse in Pennsylvania Amish communities has been rampant and underreported, according to recent reports, leading the state to consider new legislation that would require more education and prevention measures within the faith community. Although…
With its furniture made by a couple of dozen rural American workshops and in-house craftsmen, Arcola, Ill., manufacturer Simply Amish would seem to be far removed from the global supply-chain strains that have hobbled most…
BATH COUNTY, KY – Two years ago, five Amish children were swept away in a creek in Bath County, and all of them tragically passed away. Now, there’s a new push to help get weather…
Pennsylvania State Police have placed two troopers on administrative duty amid an investigation into the shooting of a horse that had escaped from a farm in Chester County last December. The animal was euthanized after…
BREMEN, IN – The Elkhart County barn arson suspects are now facing charges for reportedly setting an Amish school on fire last May. Court papers stated on May 8, 2021, a man reported smoke coming…
CENTRE COUNTY, PA — Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers tells 6 News that a 16-year-old Amish boy was killed Tuesday morning in a farming accident in Potter Township. Sayers says the teen was operating a manure…
In Crawford County, an Amish owned store went up in flames late Sunday afternoon. Firefighters from East Fallowfield Township responded to 3624 Leach Road in Atlantic around 4:30 p.m. They found heavy fire on the…
ARCOLA, IL — The Illinois Amish Heritage Center is working to restore one of the oldest Amish barns in Illinois. Restoring the Miller Barn is not the center’s first project. The campus has already restored…
A 74-year old Amish man stands accused of sexually assaulting several children in Ashland County. Joas Swartzentruber, of Polk, was indicted last week on a total of nine charges, including two counts each of rape,…
