As the new coronavirus spreads throughout Pennsylvania, health officials are working to inform Plain communities in Lancaster County of the virus. Getting information about the coronavirus out to those communities is difficult because many of…
The procession of 3 wheel bicycles rolled down 17th Street before turning right into the 17th Street Softball complex. Once inside the drivers, either women wearing long skirts or men in long pants, shirts and…
Ohio has a substantial number of Amish residents. Some are in our own region. All too frequently, we have to report accidents in which motor vehicles have struck horse-draw buggies operated by the Amish. Ohio…
LAGRANGE, IN – The first day turned into a disaster at a new local business after fire that destroyed the building and equipment on Tuesday. More than a half-dozen fire departments responded to the early…
Technology promised to connect us but divided us instead. As people worry about smartphone addiction and vow to spend less time on their laptops, social media companies are scrambling to placate a world that has…
The bill would require animal-drawn vehicles to display these two things on top of the vehicle at all times. Failure to do so could result in a fine. Ohio’s “English” drivers must share the road…
COLUMBUS, OH – A new proposed Ohio law, backed by state lawmakers representing areas of the state with significant Amish populations, would toughen visibility requirements on buggies and other horse-drawn vehicles in an effort to…
HARRISBURG, PA – Legislation that passed the state House would call for stiffer penalties for careless driving that injures “vulnerable” highway users, like pedestrians, bicyclists and those riding in horse-and-buggies. “Pennsylvania’s highways have a high…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA – A Pennsylvania accountant defrauded Amish and Mennonite community members out of $60 million after investing their money in a failing dairy he owned, investigators said. Philip E. Riehl provided accounting services to members…
WARREN, OH — For the second time in less than a week, members of an Amish community sat in a courtroom where one of their own was sentenced to prison for sexually molesting a minor…
