Police impersonator stops Amish buggy in Eden Township
EDEN TOWNSHIP, PA – State police say a man pretending to be a police officer briefly detained an Amish buggy in Eden Township on March 4. The buggy driver told police a car pulled behind…
Hartly man sentenced in fatal Amish buggy crash
DOVER, DE – A Hartly man received two years in prison Thursday morning involving a fatal hit and run crash with an Amish buggy in western Kent County last year. Robert H. Eckeard, 29 years…
Amish People Stay Healthy in Old Age: Here’s Their Secret
Many people think of the Amish as living without. These devout communities, predominantly located in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, go without cars, TVs, computers, phones or even the electricity needed to run so much of 21st century gadgetry.…
Amish, Mennonites quietly rebuild Texas towns
TEXAS – It may not be in the headlines much any more, but months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017, the area is still recovering, and Mennonites and Amish from all over the…
Ohio Amish man dies when horse-drawn trailer overturns
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, OH – An Amish man hauling lumber on a horse-drawn trailer was killed Thursday, reports say. The accident occurred Thursday afternoon on Ohio 89 in Ashland County, the Mansfield News Journal reports. Meno L.…
Authorities caution drivers in Michigan to watch for horse and buggies
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI – When it comes to horsepower, the Amish have a lot of it. Police are warning motorists, though, that they need the roads just as much as drivers do. “A lot…
PA Court flushes Amish free exercise claim after 8-year sewer battle
SUGAR GROVE TOWNSHIP, PA – An eight-year conflict has left a Pennsylvania family struggling to practice their faith against a sewage ordinance in Sugar Grove Township, Pennsylvania. Joseph and Barbara Yoder, an Old Order Amish…
Animal-drawn vehicle safety measure passes State Assembly
MADISON, WI – A new law authored by a pair of local lawmakers to ensure more safety on our roadways was passed by the State Assembly on Tuesday. State Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon), and Representative John Spiros (R-Marshfield) worked…
Horse buggy-car crashes a concern on NY roads
PENN YAN, NY – Rising populations of Amish and Mennonite communities in more rural parts of New York state over the past decade have meant an increase in horse-drawn buggies on the roads, and increasing…
Sam Mullet, Amish bishop who orchestrated beard-cutting attacks, asks judge to overturn his convictions
CLEVELAND, OH – Amish bishop Sam Mullet is asking the Cleveland federal judge who sent him to prison to overturn his convictions for orchestrating a series of beard and hair-cutting attacks on his enemies. Mullet argues in…