MINNESOTA – Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court sent a case concerning a group of Minnesota Amish back to the state’s Court of Appeals. The group, known as the Swartzentruber Amish, sued southeast Minnesota’s…
The investigation continues into the crash involving a horse and buggy that injured two members of the Mennonite community, but their family says they simply want to raise awareness. A close family member said it…
A community is rallying to support five family members who were seriously injured at an outdoor fire pit in the Ontario municipality of Bayham. Jake and Tina Hiebert and three of their five young children…
MARSHFIELD, WI – Passing farm machinery in a no-passing zone has been against state law since 2014. Yet, Wisconsin’s rural roadways are still dangerous for the state’s farmers who share the road with motorists. As…
The Yale Law School Free Exercise Clinic co-authored an amici curiae brief in support of Amish plaintiffs’ challenge of a law compelling them to use modern septic systems for certain wastewater disposal in violation of their religious beliefs forgoing technology.…
FILLMORE COUNTY, MN – The tide turning for a six year legal battle in Fillmore County is surprising for some. “I’m devastated that this is the outcome,” ex-Amish member and Fillmore County resident Lizzy Hershberger said. It…
CHARLOTTE, MI – When you pull up to the Charlotte Community Library, you may notice something new in the parking lot: buggy parking. In the spring, the library redid the parking lot. One component of the…
GREENFIELD, OH – The 14th annual Hillsboro Amish Community Consignment Auction, which will go to helping Amish schools, will be held July 9-10. Grant Bussey, one of the auctioneers, said the auction will go on…
Have you ever wondered what survivors of abuse wish you knew or what they wish for from you? Today, I have a simple list – complied by survivors – that answers that question. Earlier this…
WALNUT CREEK TWP., OH – Within a week of a devastating fire that destroyed the barn on the family farm at 5840 Township Road 409 between Trail and Berlin, the Beachy family had a new…
