Amish wedding investigated
WARREN, OH — When it comes down to love or the law, it seems the law will prevail. Inspectors from the Trumbull County Combined Health District reported more than 10 people attended a wedding reception…
Amish community pitches in to create medical supplies for Ohio hospitals
On Thursday, The New York Times reported that an Amish community in Ohio is mobilizing to create medical supplies for local hospitals. “For centuries, the Amish community has been famously isolated from the hustle of the outside world,”…
The Amish Are Getting a COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Center for Horse and Buggies
Hospitals and clinics in cities across the U.S. have recently established drive-through testing for COVID-19. It’s the strategy that enabled countries like South Korea and Japan to test as many as one out of every…
Amish schools still meeting for class despite Governor’s orders
BLOOMFIELD, IA – Back in mid-March, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gave a directive that all Iowa schools close for a period of four weeks, a measure taken to help control the spread of the coronavirus that causes…
Even in the otherwise timeless Amish community, the pandemic has brought changes
UNITY, ME – Most Wednesday mornings, the delicious smell of freshly made doughnuts entices crowds of people to the Amish-run Community Market in Unity. But as with so many facets of life in Maine, doughnut…
Leader of Amish beard-cutting attacks will get to go home
COLUMBUS, OH – The leader of a breakaway Amish group in Ohio who was sentenced to prison for beard- and hair-cutting attacks will get to to serve the rest of his sentence at home after…
Amish bishops convene to discuss COVID-19
On Friday night, the bishops in a tri-county area of the Amish community had a meeting to discuss COVID-19 and their response to it. Bishop Marvin Kauffman, of District 67-2, said they will abide by…
‘We aren’t as spooked’: How the Amish are responding to the coronavirus
Ruth Lapp said she always let her babies crawl on the floor when they were young. And when her children complain of a sore throat, she gives them a spoonful of vinegar, a remedy she…
Coronavirus threat closes Amish schools, but weddings, church go on
One-room Amish schoolhouses across Lancaster County are closed for the week, yet scores of Amish wedding goers Tuesday filled a big tent on a farm near New Holland. The Amish two days earlier crowded into…
Amish bishop Sam Mullet, who orchestrated beard-cutting attacks in Ohio, wants out of halfway house because of coronavirus
CLEVELAND, OH – Amish bishop Sam Mullet, one of more dozen people convicted in a series of nighttime raids and beard cuttings on his enemies in eastern Ohio, wants out of federal custody because of…