After two killed in buggy accident, ‘We are heartbroken’
Alexandria, New York – After a rear-end collision this week killed two young Amish boys, there is fear on the road in the Amish community. “I don’t …feel safe walking on pavement, I want to…
Railroad spikes, rocks thrown into Amish homes; Authorities investigating as possible hate crimes
MEDINA, OH — The Medina County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of crimes committed against Amish people. Detectives are trying to figure out who is responsible for throwing railroad spikes, rocks and other items into…
In Amish Country, Buggy Lanes Will Flank Some Rural Roads
In Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, shoppers are nearly as likely to see buggies parked outside the grocery store or the doctor’s office as they are to see vehicles. The small town of just under 12,000 people has…
Over a year after implementation, controversy surrounds Ohio’s Amish buggy light law amidst questions of effectiveness and reli
It has been a year since a law requiring flashing electric lights to be installed on Amish buggies. The law was supposedly enacted on fears of buggy crashes, but some Amish communities have opted not…
A counseling center in Dundee offers mental health services to Amish and other Plain people
If you treat a Plain community person, you’re treating a community. This phrase resonated with Dennis Keim after he heard it during a cultural competency training on treating Plain people, which include Christian groups such…
New Buggy Lights Displayed at Amish Safety Day
The Amish buggy with flashing lights may not have been center stage during Amish Safety Day July 29, but it received plenty of recognition from various Geauga County leaders during the event. Donated by the…
Ohio Amish, Mennonite among groups allegedly scammed out of $32M
CLEVELAND, OH -The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is on the hunt for a former Georgia man accused of scamming religious groups out of more than $33 million, telling them he was spreading Christian literature and bibles…
5-year-old dies after farming accident Monday in Little Britain Township
A 5-year-old boy died Monday after he was hit in the head by a heavy pipe that fell from a mule-drawn wagon at a farm in Little Britain Township. Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni…
Amish communities are adapting a surprising new technology in their homes and farms: ‘It’s really taken off’
Amish barns and solar panels are probably not two things most people think of as going together, but times are changing. Anabaptist World recently reported that Amish communities are starting to adopt solar as their source of…
Court ruling that Amish families don’t need septic tanks
FILLMORE COUNTY, MN – A long-running religious freedom case has come full circle, with a court ruling this week that a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota cannot be threatened with the loss of homes if its members…