Amish Arrested for Drunk Buggying
An 18-year-old in an Amish community was arrested for a DUI after crashing a horse drawn buggy. Read More
Amish families suing Adams Co. over First Amendment rights after being ‘forced’ to hook up to sewer
ADAMS COUNTY, IN — Several Old Order Amish in Adams County are suing the county sewer district stating a violation of their First Amendment right to religious freedom. “The case is about an infringement by…
Teenager Arrested For DUI While Operating Amish Buggy In Lawrence County
WILMINGTON, PA – An 18-year-old was arrested on January 31 for DUI after crashing an Amish buggy in Lawrence County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, John Byler of Wilmington, Pennsylvania was traveling along State Route…
Fire damages Amish home in Springs
SPRINGS, PA – Firefighters from three departments responded to a house fire Tuesday evening in Springs. Salisbury fire Chief Justin Short said the fire started from a spark at a sugar camp and spread into…
Amish community may have reached coronavirus ‘herd immunity,’ health official says
An Amish community in Pennsylvania may have become the first group in the U.S. to achieve herd immunity, a local health official claims. The administrator of a medical center in the heart of Lancaster County’s New Holland Borough, which is…
It’s Not Unheard of for Young People in Amish Communities To Have Dentures
Visiting the dentist can be scary for so many but, for those in low-income areas of the United States, it can also be costly. So, to learn that many Amish remove their teeth willingly to essentially prevent…
Did you know Ireland has an Amish community?
The Christian Fellowship of Dunmore East, Co. Waterford is Ireland’s only Amish-Mennonite community. It was founded in 1992 by William McGrath, an Irish American who converted to the Mennonite branch of Christianity after fighting in WWII and…
Religious groups file brief in support of Amish appeal to Supreme Court
Two national religious liberty groups filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of members of the Fillmore County Swartzentruber Amish community’s petition to overturn a Minnesota court’s decision that would require them…
Fillmore County Amish gray water case petitions U.S. Supreme Court
Members of the Fillmore County Swartzentruber Amish community have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case on whether the government can force them to install a septic system for the disposal of bath,…
Hundreds gather to watch Amish, Sarasota softball game
SARASOTA, FL – An all-ages crowd jammed the Softball Showdown between the aging Amish All Stars and the Sarasota Seniors Wednesday morning, in what’s turning out to be an annual event at 17th Street Park.…