Peaceful community, jobs draw American Muslims to Topeka
TOPEKA, IN – There is one stoplight in Topeka. It blinks red at the downtown crossroads, an indication that the 1,200 town residents are in no hurry to get from here to there. As Amish…
3 arrested in connection with burglaries from Amish homes, officials say
MADISON, WI – Three people were arrested Monday in connection with a string of burglaries affecting numerous Amish homes in Columbia and Marquette counties, according to a release. Grant G. Pulver, 21, of Portage, Alex…
Man charged with DWI after he tried to hit Amish buggy
FREWBURG, N.Y. – An intoxicated Frewsburg man who repeatedly tried to strike an Amish buggy and horse with his vehicle on Friday was arrested, New York State Police said. Ryan Fusco, 30, was charged with…
Trump Supporters Target Ohio Amish
AKRON, OH – Supporters of presidential candidate republican Donald Trump want you get out the vote in Ohio from a group not known for participating widely in elections. They’ve set up an Amish PAC, a political…
5 Facing Charges In Amish Buggy DUI Incident
INDIANA CO., PA — State police reported an underage DUI incident involving five Amish men last month in Indiana County. The four passengers, 20-year-old Andrew D. Coblentz, 18-year-old William W. Byler, 20-year-old Raymond E. Kurtz, and…
Amish man gets 25 years in wife’s death
BETHANY, MO — An Amish man who admitted to poisoning his wife to death 10 years ago was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday. Samuel Borntreger, 39, admitted to poisoning his former wife, Anna…
Caring for the Amish Children of Wisconsin
WISCONSIN – In 1989, in a cornfield in southeastern Pennsylvania, Holmes Morton, MD, built a timber-frame clinic to care for the area’s Old Order Amish and Mennonite children, many of whom had poorly understood, complex…
How cows and the Amish may help prevent asthma in children
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…
Lewis County man facing sex abuse charge
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…
Police investigating claim horse was beaten by Amish man until it collapsed
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…