Protests Planned Against Dog Kennels
Winona, Minnesota – Animal welfare protesters may soon descend on Amish farms in Winona County. For the last few years, several Amish men have been operating kennels where they breed and sell scores of dogs…
Winona, Minnesota – Animal welfare protesters may soon descend on Amish farms in Winona County. For the last few years, several Amish men have been operating kennels where they breed and sell scores of dogs…
December 17, 2015 A New York man and his girlfriend were sentenced on Thursday to 580 years and 300 years in federal prison, respectively, for drugging and sexually exploiting half a dozen young girls, including…
Lancaster, Pennsylvania – A Lancaster County doctor’s account of how genetic medicine helped an Amish family has caught the attention of the national scientific community. Dr. Kevin A. Strauss, medical director of the Strasburg-based Clinic…
Baker, Idaho – The new Country Market in Baker has become a bit of a tourist attraction thanks to a Nov. 10 report by KIDK 3 out of Idaho Falls. The market is owned and…
Back in 1973, Sam Stoltzfus helped prepare a directory for the Lancaster Amish settlement. It listed 50 church districts. The one for 1995 listed 100 districts. Today, there are more than 200. So when researchers…
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin – When Christopher Kempf’s horse-drawn wagon was hit by a pickup truck, he was only about 400 yards from the driveway of his home. Kempf and his 10-year-old son were bringing a…
Leroy Stolzfus, 22, of Gordonville, crossed the finish line of the Harrisburg Marathon Nov. 8 in three hours, 5 minutes and 45 seconds. That’s a pretty impressive time for anyone, less than a minute away from…
Dr. Steven M. Nolt, widely recognized for his scholarship on the history, life and culture of the Amish and Mennonite communities, has been appointed Senior Scholar at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies…
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania – A fire broke out in the basement of an Amish home in Henderson Township on Saturday morning. The father of Simon, 14, that was involved in the fire said his son…
Waterford, Ohio – A burning Amish buggy, pulled by a horse on Waterford Road, was completely burned up Tuesday morning and no driver was found. Fredericktown Fire Chief Scott Mast said a motorist spotted the…