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Two people saved by Amish horse and buggy after vehicle submerged in Kentucky flood waters
| March 19, 2025A Kentucky area couple is thankful to be alive thanks to a nearby Amish community.
The Amish lawsuit in Ohio over buggy lights
| March 10, 2025A traffic law in Ohio is being challenged by some members of the Amish community. The law, passed about two years ago, requires animal-drawn vehicles to display a flashing yellow light to increase visibility in an effort to prevent traffic accidents.
‘Going with God,’ conservative Amish sue Ohio over lights law
| February 24, 2025In the 1960s, the Swartzentrubers — one of the most conservative subgroups of Old Order Amish — worked out a deal with the Ohio government.
As more Amish move into rural Virginia, crashes between buggies and motor vehicles are on the rise. Finding a solution is compl
| February 20, 2025When the buggies started arriving at the accident scene, Cumberland County Sheriff Darrell Hodges feared that a confrontation was about to erupt.
Ex-Amish Woman Exposes Years of Systematic Abuse
| February 14, 2025IN THIS powerful memoir, former Amish community member Lizzy Hershberger breaks her silence about the systematic abuse she endured and her journey to justice.
Asheville Answers: Amish, Mennonite groups responding to Helene? What were they working on?
| February 7, 2025Question: I've been seeing posts online about how groups of Amish and Mennonite volunteers have come down to help build homes in Western North Carolina. Is this true?
Asheville Answers: Amish, Mennonite groups responding to Helene? What were they working on?
| February 7, 2025Question: I've been seeing posts online about how groups of Amish and Mennonite volunteers have come down to help build homes in Western North Carolina. Is this true?
Silicone Boone: Ex-Amish Finding his Voice through Music
| February 5, 2025CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY — The power of musical knows no bounds.
Silicone Boone: Ex-Amish Finding his Voice through Music
| February 5, 2025CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY — The power of musical knows no bounds.
From Darkness to Light: My Journey to the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ
| February 4, 2025I never imagined my life turning out the way it has. If you had told me years ago that Id be where I am today free, forgiven, and walking in the grace of Jesus—I would have struggled to believe it.
Woman steals Amish horse and buggy from Michigan Walmart parking lot: Police
| January 24, 2025STURGIS, MI - A Michigan woman was arrested after officials said she stole a horse and Amish buggy from a Walmart parking lot.
Mary Glick
| January 15, 2025I worked at Beyond Measure Market with some really good people. I made great connections with the customers, my coworkers, and the girls at the apartment. I am thankful for all the friends I made and the memories I’ve created.
Sadie Miller's Newsletter (January 2024)
| January 1, 2025 I am excited to share God’s call on my life to return to Nicaragua and minister to the nationals, specifically the children. The Lord has brought opportunities and established my goings to get the gospel to Nicaragua.
Amish Volunteers Come To Boone To Help With Post-Helene Recovery Project
| December 23, 2024The Amish have long been known and respected for their workmanship, and many of us have seen them in their element while visiting Ohio’s Holmes County and the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.
Flashing lights too flashy for some Amish. Old order challenges new Ohio buggy law
| December 1, 2024The Swartzentruber Amish are suing to overturn Ohio's new traffic law that requires animal-drawn buggies to have yellow flashing lights, saying the law conflicts with the First Amendment protecting their religious expression.
Grant Awarded to Help Reduce Amish Buggy Crashes
| November 25, 2024A $70,000 federal highway-safety grant has been awarded to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Health Agency in an effort to reduce vehicle crashes with Amish buggies.
How Trump won Pennsylvania’s Amish vote — with the help of missionaries and Elon Musk
| November 12, 2024Republicans seek votes among Pa. Amish, who rarely cast them
| October 29, 2024Do Amish vote? That depends
| October 23, 202411 in Amish family, including 1-year-old, hospitalized after eating 'toxic mushrooms'
| October 14, 2024Eleven members of an Amish family - including a 1-year-old - were hospitalized in Pennsylvania Friday night after ingesting wild, "toxic mushrooms," local authorities said.
Prime Crime: Young Mennonite Woman Hunted Down and Executed Over Her Faith
| October 12, 2024Sasha Krause mysteriously disappeared after heading off to church in January 2020. The Mennonite woman and Sunday school teacher was missing for five weeks until a camper made a shocking discovery.
Police look to prevent more horse-drawn buggy crashes on New York roads
| September 20, 2024While they are not as common as regular vehicle crashes, when a horse-drawn buggy is hit by car, or when the horse is just spooked by one, the results are likely to be deadly.
Lawsuit: Former Amish woman claims Kansas City-area chiropractor sexually abused her
| September 18, 2024A former Amish woman claims a Kansas City-area chiropractor sexually abused her when she was a teenager.
Rosanna King, Survivor of Deadly 2006 Amish Schoolhouse Shooting, Dies at 23
| September 5, 2024A 23-year-old survivor of the 2006 Pennsylvania school shooting that took place at an Amish schoolhouse has died, nearly 18 years after the shooting occurred.
Sauk County Sheriff: Harassment of Amish led to Reedsburg football games canceled
| August 27, 2024SAUK COUNTY, WI - Nine juveniles from the Reedsburg area have been cited for disorderly conduct related to multiple reports of harassing behavior toward members of the Amish community.
Harvard Law School defends Amish
| August 27, 2024Swartzentruber sect refuses flashing lights on buggies but won’t take the matter to court. For lawyers and students at Harvard, it’s a valid religious-freedom case.
Lydia Flora
| August 15, 2024Before I left my community, my life felt trapped, hopeless, and pointless, even though I had no fear of physical or sexual abuse. I eventually left because I found the truth of God in John 14:6.
Marilyn Esh
| August 15, 2024Before I left my community, my life as an Amish person was fulfilling in many ways. I had friends, family, and a pretty good education, but my focus was on salvation. However, I eventually left my community.
Sadie Miller
| July 9, 2024What brought me to New Beginnings was my sister; she wanted to come but wouldn't without me. So, I thought, "Why not?" As I considered it more, I realized it would also benefit my future ministry.
Sylvia Miller
| July 3, 2024Before I left my community, my life was characterized by fear, confusion, and anxiety. This environment made it impossible for me to live out God's love and will, as life there revolved around the fear of man.
