INDIANA – A study published Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2015, explored reasons why asthma is so uncommon among Amish communities, where children play barefoot in dairy barns and farm fields. Experts have long recognized that exposure to… How cows and the Amish may help prevent asthma in children
CANTON, MO – A Lewis County man is facing a sex abuse charge for an alleged incident in 1997, according to the sheriff’s office. Henry Schwartz, 53, of Canton, was arrested Wednesday on a first-degree… Lewis County man facing sex abuse charge
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pennsylvania police are investigating a case of alleged animal cruelty after photos of the incident surfaced on Facebook. The woman who made the post claims the horse wasn’t able to pull a… Police investigating claim horse was beaten by Amish man until it collapsed
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA –14-year-old Amish girl ‘gifted’ to man 33 years her senior in exchange for financial help: court hears “Fourteen,” the young woman responded when asked: How old was she when she began having… 14-year-old Amish girl ‘gifted’ to man 33 years her senior in exchange for financial help: court hears
LANCASTER, PA – Daniel Stoltzfus, 43, and his wife Savilla Stoltzfus, 42, both of 10 Locust Lane in Quarryville, are accused of providing their then 14-year-old daughter to Lee Kaplan as part of a 2012 agreement.… Quarryville couple, man they’re accused of ‘gifting’ daughter to, ordered to stand trial
University Park, PA – Amish upbringing influences Shenango graduate Raised in an Amish community in Pennsylvania until the age of 23, Linda Byler, a 4.0 student who graduated from Penn State Shenango in December 2015, knew… Amish upbringing influences Shenango graduate
DRUMORE, PA – Father, 2 sons charged in sex assaults of 3 girls at Drumore Twp. home Ephraim Zook and Daniel Zook are each accused of assaults involving one girl while Ivan Zook allegedly assaulted… Father, 2 sons charged in sex assaults of 3 girls at Drumore Twp. home
DECATUR, IN – More than 100 Amish men, many of them bishops in their church, along with a handful of members from the English community, attended a public informational session at the Berne Senior Center… Amish on road maintenance: ‘Let’s do our share’
HOPEWELL, PA – If at first you don’t succeed at harassing a farmer out of business, try again…and again…and again. That has been the tack the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Hopewell Township have taken since… Courts Vindicate Amish Farmer for Fourth Time
LANCASTER, PA. – Medical professionals are trying to minimize the number of farm fatalities in Lancaster County. The county leads the state in fatal farm incidents with more than 60 deaths since 2000. In 2011, a… Assessing child safety on Lancaster County farms
