Judge Finds Amish Father, Son Guilty on Poop Law
Russellville, Kentucky – An Amish father and son were found by a jury to have violated a local ordinance concerning the collection of large animal waste. Amos Mast and his son, Dan Mast, both of…
Lancaster, Strasburg among Top 10 most Beautiful Towns in Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania – The folks at the Culture Trip recently released their guide to the 10 most beautiful towns in Pennsylvania, and two of their choices are located here in Lancaster County. Lancaster city was lauded…
Amish Man Gets 8-16 Years for Molestation
Washington Township, Pennsylvania – A 48-year-old Amish man was sentenced to eight to 16 years in state prison and 10 years of state probation Tuesday for sexually molesting several children on a regular basis between 1997…
Man Sentenced to Treatment, more Jail Time after Series of Attacks on Amish in Geauga County
Geauga County, Ohio – Geauga County Common Pleas Judge David L. Fuhry had a message for Gerald Wise. “You have an opportunity here to redeem yourself,” Fuhry cautioned. “Don’t blow it.” Wise, 19, of Cleveland, was…
‘It Will Take Some Real Courage to Go on,’ Says Father of Boy who Died in Farm Accident
Pulaski Township, Michigan – A sharp, intuitive 2-year-old, Jonathan Miller had just realized his boots were not interchangeable. As he put the proper foot into one of them he smiled mischievously at his mother as…
Mary Bell: Courtesy is Key when Sharing Roads with Amish
It has been my privilege in recent years to become friends with several members of the Amish community in the southeastern corner of our state. One afternoon earlier this month, I visited three Amish friends.…
Don Kraybill: 5 takeaways from scholar’s speech on the ‘Amish Riddle’
In the first half of the 20th century, there were only a few thousand Amish in North America, and scholars were predicting their demise, Professor Donald Kraybill told his audience Monday evening. Fast forward to…
Girl Shot With Shotgun In Mercer Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – A young Amish girl was flown to the hospital after she was shot with a shotgun this afternoon. It happened at a farm in Lackawannock Township in Mercer County. Police say the…
Lessons from Unvaccinated Amish: ‘I Wanted to die’
Holmes County, Ohio – An I-Team analysis of Ohio school vaccination data found that the schools with the highest rates of unvaccinated children tend to be in the Amish community, especially in Holmes County. But…
Auburn Amish Men to be Put on Trial
Auburn, Kentucky – Two Amish men are heading to trial on May 6 over horse manure. Amos Mast and his son Dan appeared in a Logan County District Court today for a pre-trial conference, and both…