ELIMSPORT, PA — It was standing-room only at the Washington Township supervisors meeting Monday, with Amish community members standing along a wall and some unable to make it into the packed social hall. Township supervisors…
ELIMSPORT, PA – “Don’t let anger control” is the message the Rev. Mike Hill says he hopes to convey to parishioners Sunday at Elimsport United Methodist Church. That part of his sermon, he said, will…
ELIMSPORT, PA – “Blatant discrimination” is what an attorney for Old Order Amish says about proposed ordinances in a rural Lycoming County township that would require horses on public roads to wear a device to…
CANTON, NY — A horse that was observed galloping down the road Friday evening near the corner of County Routes 21 and 25 is back with its Amish family. St. Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin M. Wells…
WOOSTER, OH – An Ohio trooper was forced to conduct an unusual traffic stop when he spotted a runaway horse pulling an Amish buggy without anyone at the reins. The horse was reported on the loose…
CALIFORNIA TOWNSHIP, MI — Amid gently rolling hills in southern Michigan, there was nothing gentle about what happened during a June collision between the old world and new. A pickup racing along a two-lane blacktop slammed…
My Do It Yourself Amish Story By Shawn Eric Ruth My name is Eric, and I am from Saint Paul, Minnesota. When I was sixteen, I began studying all the different “tribes,” sects, and denominations…
DELTA, PA – A compassionate pizzeria owner had a reputation for ensuring that his Amish neighbors never went hungry—so when his rural restaurant later burned down, they were sure to repay their debt. Read…
FARMINGTON, IL — Authorities said Thursday that it was unlikely a 16-year-old would be charged with manslaughter for crashing his truck into the back of a Mennonite buggy two weeks ago, saying it didn’t appear…
So far this year, eastern P.E.I. has had at least two collisions involving horse-drawn buggies. It’s a problem Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County has been dealing with for years. Pennsylvania has a large Amish population, particularly in Lancaster County,…
