WILLSBORO, N.Y. – There are new neighbors for Essex County residents. Community members in the North Country say they’re happy to see Amish families moving into town, but there’s one problem. It boils down to traffic… New Amish neighbors present potential traffic troubles in Northern NY
ASHLAND, OH – Cinnamon Lake, a cluster of 500 newer homes about 40 miles west of Akron, promotes itself as being in the heart of Amish country yet within easy reach of 70 mph freeways… Swartzentruber Amish work to give buggies more visibility on Ohio roads
ST. PAUL, MN – Members of a southeastern Minnesota Amish community claim in court that municipal and state wastewater ordinances forcing them to install treatment systems violate their religious beliefs against modern conveniences. Ammon Swartzentruber,… Minnesota Amish Community Fights Wastewater Rules
BUCKS, PA – A Bucks County judge has denied defense attorneys’ request to move the child sexual assault trial of Lee Kaplan out of the county. Kaplan, 52, of Feasterville is slated to go to… Trial of man charged with sexually assaulting Amish girls will stay in Bucks County
NEW WILMINGTON, PA – A mother who is fighting the Child Protective Service system to get her children back was threatened during a mediation hearing last week. Elizabeth Byler of Pennsylvania, who grew up in… Pennsylvania Court Attempts to Censor Social Media Exposure of Former Amish Mom Fighting to Get Kids Back
COLDWATER, MI – This area’s state Senator Mike Shirley will not pick up or vote for legislation to require a fee registration for horse-drawn vehicles, namely Amish buggies. Past proposals have died in prior sessions,… Sen. Shirkey won’t support Amish buggy registration
DOVER, OH – Marlene C. Miller was able to forgive the father who beat her and the mother who let him after she gave her life over to God. Her conversion occurred after her Amish… Marlene Miller, former majorette, tells of her rare conversion to Amish religion
REBER, NY — Midnight is dark in this remote stretch of fertile landscape, where country lanes creep through fields ringed with misty mountains. Motorists must combat a thicket of possible difficulties that only magnify at… Amish migration sparks safety concerns in Essex County
MONTOUR, PA — A member of the Amish sect allegedly indecently assaulted two girls several times over a more than six-year period. Amos Stoltzfus Lapp, 43, of 170 Hillside Road, faces two counts of aggravated… Amish man charged with indecent assault
GEAUGA, OH – Chipmunk Lane in Burton Township is normally a quiet street, but that peace was shattered for William Yoder and his family several weeks ago. “We came into the driveway, and I seen… Woman accused of burglarizing Amish homes in Geauga County
