Motorist Sentenced to 17 Years for Fatal Buggy Crash
SIDNEY – Steven E. Hunter, of Sidney, was sentenced Tuesday in Shelby County Common Pleas Court to a mandatory 17 years in prison for the death of Sarah Schwartz, 23, of Maplewood who was a…
2 Adams County Amish Woman Get Probation in Midwifery Case
DECATUR, IN – Two elderly northeastern Indiana Amish women have been sentenced to two years on probation and ordered not to practice midwifery or medicine after authorities learned they were acting as midwives without any certifications or…
State: 97 cases of whooping cough reported among Delaware Amish
KENT COUNTY, DE – The Division of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of whooping cough after discovering almost 100 people in Kent County’s Amish community have the contagious disease. Health officials said they began investigating…
Amish escapee tells of sheltered life and incest
When Emma Gingerich was 18 years old she ran away from her strict, German-speaking Amish community in Missouri, leaving behind her parents, 13 siblings, and a single note. The Amish are a strict traditionalist Christian…
Maine town’s Amish population quadruples in less than two years
In March 2017, three Amish families moved into Whitefield. Today, the population has quadrupled. The town is home to 13 Amish families, about 50 people in all, and another family is on its way. Though…
Letter: Horse manure making mess of roads
ASHLAND, OH – The roads in northern Ashland County are a real mess because they are littered with more and more horse feces! The feces adhere all over the underside of one’s car and promote…
After 9 months, truck driver charged in triple-fatal buggy crash
MONTCALM COUNTY, MI – A truck-vs-buggy crash that killed three children and injured six other members of a Mennonite family nine months ago has led to six misdemeanor charges against the truck driver. Brandon King,…
Horse rescue farms work with Amish to keep road warriors out of kill pens
More than 100,000 equines enter the U.S. slaughter pipeline each year, snapped up at auctions or off of Craigslist by kill buyers who ship them to meat processing plants in Canada and Mexico. Many are…
Mid-Michigan man arrested for several counts of criminal sexual conduct
GLADWIN COUNTY, MI – A Mid-Michigan man was arrested for several counts of criminal sexual conduct. Ora Troyer, 53, was arrested on Aug. 7. The Gladwin man allegedly had been committing acts of sexual assault and…
Road Rules Apply to Buggies, Too
The Aug. 7 LNP article “Horse-drawn hazard” about horse and buggy accidents and the rules when passing a horse and buggy for Pennsylvania drivers was very informative. I have a young, soon-to-be driver and liked…