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,…
CHISHOLM TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO — At time when public schools in large urban areas like North Bay are amalgamating and schools are up for sale, the need for elementary education is growing in Chisholm where the…
FARMINGTON, MO – Visitation for a 7-year old boy who was killed when a pickup struck the horse-drawn buggy he was riding in was Monday. The crash, which happened on July 11, killed the boy, Mervin…
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MO — A small cross with flowers sits on the side of Highway OO in Fredericktown. It was not there as of Thursday afternoon. That’s because of the tragedy that stung St.…
A Moultrie County judge last week awarded guardianship of an elderly Amish woman to the woman’s daughter, capping a fight that has spilled from the insular world of the Amish to the civil court system.…
