Indiana – A formerly Amish truck driver destroyed a historic bridge in Indiana because she flubbed the math on the weight of her big rig, police said. Mary Lambright, 23, drove a 30-ton tractor-trailer full…
When my book about Amish fiction, Thrill of the Chaste, came out in the beginning of 2013, lots of people asked me, ?Is Amish fiction here to stay?? Those in-the-know added, ?Or will it go…
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…
