Hazleton, Iowa – The iconic photo of Amish children fleeing into Iowa cornfields to escape school and law enforcement officers who were there to enforce compulsory public education laws turns 50 this fall. Taken by…
Hazleton, Iowa – The iconic photo of Amish children fleeing into Iowa cornfields to escape school and law enforcement officers who were there to enforce compulsory public education laws turns 50 this fall. Taken by…
Kosciusko County, Indiana – Law enforcement officers visited an Amish school in Kosciusko County on Tuesday to talk primarily about bike safety. The school asked Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine and the department’s public information officer…
St. Lawrence, New York – Monday night the St. Lawrence County Legislature voted to table a resolution that would ask the state to require Amish buggies to display orange, reflective triangles. People on both sides of…
Middlebury, Indiana – On hearing that confession is good for the soul, Chuck Mather stood up at an Old Timers’ meeting, a free event held once a year in Middlebury for young and old alike,…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
