Algansee Township, Michigan – After two years of meetings, misunderstandings and legal wrangling, the Amish community in Algansee Township have opened a fourth school in the 500 block of Colvin Road. Monday night the township…
New Holstein, Wisconsin – Though it has been decided that selling unpasteurized dairy products in Wisconsin is illegal, advocates for raw milk would like to know what the state’s Supreme Court has to say about…
Tyre, New York – Ever since they settled in this tiny farm town along the New York State Thruway more than a decade ago, the Amish have been a benign, generally welcome presence: guiding their…
Cave City, Kentucky – Billy Minton often jokes with the Amish employees at Bi-Rite grocery in Cave City, with whom he’s developed a good rapport since he began driving them to and from work about…
Jumping the fence from the other side … I can’t tell you how many letters, phone calls and e-mails I receive from people inquiring about how they can become Amish. The number has to…
Brown City, Michigan – Hoof steps and the sound of steel wheels crunching over gravel are a common soundtrack to country life in southwestern Sanilac County. While Amish horses and buggies aren’t a new sight…
Sheridan Township, Michigan – A Beaverton man has been arrested for allegedly robbing an Amish family in Clare County. On Aug. 28, Clare County Sheriff’s Department, with help from Gladwin County Sheriff Department obtained information…
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin – A number of Old Order Amish families in Eau Claire County will sign building and sanitary permits “under protest” to remain in their homes, according to their attorney. Those families…
Lancaster, Pennsylvania – An Amish man charged with driving drunk? Yes, it happens in Lancaster County — perhaps more frequently than one would think. Drunken driving, along with sex abuse, are the crimes most often…
Cleveland, Ohio – The attorney for a woman serving time in connection with beard- and hair-cutting attacks targeting Amish is asking a federal judge to release her. Read More August 27, 2014 Court Overturns Convictions…
