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…
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…
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…
In 2009, the Amish community was rocked by the murder of one of their own, Barbara Weaver, in Apple Creek, Ohio. Even more shocking was when her husband, Eli, was charged with aggravated murder. It…
ELKHART, IN – Nearly 400 members of Elkhart County’s Amish community recently learned about the dangers, warning signs and law enforcement efforts related to the illegal drug epidemic. “They are simply being proactive and I…
HARRISBURG, PA – An Amish couple have won an appeal against the Sugar Grove Sewer Authority that will allow them to connect to the township’s sewer system in the way that is least restrictive to…
SOUTH AMERICA – The Amish branched out last year with new settlements in Bolivia, Argentina and Canada as their numbers continued to grow and a high percentage of young people opted to remain within the…
NAPPANEE, IN — It’s a place you may not expect to hear about substance abuse. But there’s a push to get the word out in the Amish community. “There is drug problems among the plain…
FEASTERVILLE, PA – Lee Kaplan was arrested at his home in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning after child welfare workers and police conducted a surprise visit based on an anonymous tip. They found girls between the ages of…
RICHMOND, IN – Amish communities from three Indiana counties met Monday night to talk about a common problem: heroin. Amish elder Ben Stoltzfus says the problem of opioid addiction hasn’t spared his otherwise isolated community.…
