When death visits the Amish, everything stops. A normally industrious family is stilled for a period of mourning. It begins the moment a loved one dies and extends until after the burial and repast. In…
FORT WAYNE, IN — Farmers in Nappanee are in shock after a truck driver accidentally ran over two young Amish brothers. Farming-related deaths are more prevalent than you might think. In Kosckiusko County Tuesday, three- and…
ELIMSPORT, PA – Amish families’ buggies have long traveled the gently rolling roads of White Deer Valley, a bucolic part of the state north of Harrisburg. But lately they haven’t been quite as welcomed. The…
OSWEGO COUNTY, NY – A recent car-buggy accident in Mexico in which an Amish woman died has heightened the discussion of safety for cars and buggies traveling on area roadways. Oswego County Fire Coordinator Donald…
DARLINGTON, WI – Firefighters are battling a burning barn in the town of Darlington. Lafayette County dispatchers took a call at 12:46 p.m. for a barn fire at 13525 County Highway Z, according to Sheriff…
NYC, NEW YORK – The Amish Heritage Foundation is holding its second annual conference in New York City this weekend, a year after its inaugural event at Franklin & Marshall College. This year’s conference takes place at Columbia…
FOUNTAIN CITY, IN – Wayne County commissioners on Wednesday stated their willingness to rescind a stop-work order issued by the county at the state’s request if doing so would allow an Amish family to complete…
HOLMES COUNTY, OH – In a misty rain and the dark of early morning, they came from across eastern Holmes County. On foot, on bicycles, in buggies, on horseback. A few of us arrived in…
ASHLAND, OH – A law enforcement official says he’s persuaded the bishops of an Ohio Amish sect to install blinking lights on buggies to make them more visible to motorists. The Ashland Times-Gazette reports Ashland County Chief…
LANSING, MI – A set of companion bills introduced in the Michigan House and Senate would require horse-drawn buggies to display lights while operating on the roads at night. Both bills were put forward by…
