As an auctioneer pressed his Hartly audience toward the highest bid possible for a set of dishes, an Amish man watched from the side of the tent, his arms crossed as he leaned on a tent pole. No… The Amish don’t believe in insurance. Here’s how they help pay everybody’s medical bills
Thelma Miller feels the pop, but tells herself not to worry. She’s 31 weeks pregnant, too early for her water to break. But this baby is coming nonetheless. Pat Gallagher is her midwife. She has… Amish families are working with doctors and researchers to save a young girl’s life
This week I helped with preparations for the wedding for Lovina’s niece Emma. As an outsider, I am impressed by how beautifully orchestrated these events are. Family, neighbors and the church community all pitch in… Lovina’s friend Ruth offers sneak peek into Amish wedding preparations
GOSHEN, IN — Dale Raber sees a range of mental health needs as a therapist at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, but his clients all have one thing in common: They’re all Amish. Raber, who has been… Oaklawn in Goshen also a place for the Amish to seek help
PRESTON, MN — For the last week, four members of the Swartzentruber Amish community have listened to arguments on whether their religious beliefs would allow them to not comply with state wastewater regulations. Four men,… Weeklong Trial Continues for Fillmore Amish
When Walid Abdul-Wahab met the Amish and Mennonite farmers he now works with, they didn’t suspect he was a Muslim from Saudi Arabia. “They assumed I was Amish because of my beard,” he says. Abdul-Wahab… Saudi entrepreneur and Amish farmers bring camel milk to US
MIDDLEFIELD TWP, OH – A fire swept through an Ohio home on Wednesday night, killing a two-year-old and injuring 10 members of an Amish family, officials said. The two-year-old child was pronounced dead upon arrival… Ohio house fire kills 2-year-old, injures 10 members of Amish family
PAINT TOWNSHIP, OH – Authorities are searching for a driver who struck an Amish buggy and then drove off following a crash in Holmes County on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Wooster Post of the… Troopers looking for hit-skip driver involved in Amish buggy crash
ORWELL, OH – Grand Valley Superintendent William Nye said Orwell is getting close to being the next Middlefield when it comes to the size of Amish settlements. Nye, who did his dissertation on Amish populations… As Amish populations grow, south county school districts dwindle
An Amish farmer in Kentucky is asking President Donald Trump for a pardon after he was sentenced to six years in federal prison for mislabeling homemade herbal products. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Wednesday that 58-year-old Samuel Girod… Amish farmer seeks pardon by Trump for mislabeling products
