Amish Men Unite to Manually Move Building
PARKMAN, OH – Many hands make light work, or so the old saying goes. It was certainly true for this group of men from the Amish community around Parkman, Ohio. A couple of hundred men…
3 Amish men charged with incest
DARLINGTON, WI — Seven Amish girls, one as young as 3, were sexually abused by older male relatives, according to criminal complaints filed Aug. 9 in Lafayette County Circuit Court. Three men, all related to…
Columbia County traffic safety officials concerned state construction project will leave Amish buggy drivers at risk
DALTON, WI – Marquette County resident David Miller held a tape measure between the spokes on his horse buggy Friday at his family’s rural residence in the town of Buffalo near Dalton. Columbia County Board…
Zoning sought for buggy business
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, IN – An Allen County couple are inheriting an unusual manufacturing venture – building horse-drawn buggies for the area Amish community. And the couple, Joe and Becky Graber of Spencerville, have asked the…
Annual Amish auction: a destination, chance to relive history
As seems customary, or maybe just lucky, clear skies, a bright sun and balmy weather greeted the 2019 edition of the Amish Clearview School Quilt and Consignment Auction held July 27 at the school grounds on Highway…
Neighbor Comments on Amish Girl Shot by BB Gun in Warren County
ERIE, PA – State Police in Warren are still investigating an incident in which an Amish buggy was shot with a BB gun, injuring a young girl who was inside. According to State Police, the…
Amish communities speak out against proposed ordinance
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…
Pa. township, Amish showdown over horse manure, road damage set for Monday
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…
Amish upset by Pa. township plan to require buggy registration, horse diapers and rubber horseshoes
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…
Runaway horse is back with Amish family
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…