Amish in the News
Six fire departments battled blaze in Laurel Co. Amish community
| January 11, 2023LAUREL COUNTY, KY - Crews responded to a fire along Callahan Road in Laurel County on Tuesday.
Weather radios eyed for Amish communities
| January 4, 2023In the wake of flash floods and tornadoes that have devastated Kentucky over the last few years, several meteorologists and emergency management directors are working to make sure communities that shun some forms of technology for religious purposes
2022 in Review: Leaving the Amish was like 'going to another country'
| December 27, 2022ROCHESTER It is perhaps not surprising the fascination that exists for Eddie Swartzentrubers story, a one-time Amish youth who fled his Harmony-based religious community to live a new life in the modern world.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Auction to help Amish woman raises more than $50,000
| December 21, 2022ROSE - It was a labor of love, for the Amish and their Englisher friends and neighbors.
Old Order Amish man sheds light on Swartzentruber defiance to Ohio's new buggy law
| December 20, 2022Eli Yoder left the Old Order Amish way of life when he was 18-years-old, after getting caught riding a bicycle.
Commissioners raise price on buggy plates
| December 13, 2022The Daviess County Commissioners unanimously approved an increase for buggy plates in the county next year.
Lifetime movie 'An Amish Sin' aims to shed light on child sexual abuse victims: ‘There’s always hope’
| October 29, 2022Joanna Yoder is hopeful that a new Lifetime film will raise awareness on a case she’s been attempting to spotlight for years.
16 years since Lancaster County Amish schoolhouse shooting
| October 2, 2022NICKEL MINES, PA — Sunday, Oct. 2, marks 16 years since the shooting at an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Lancaster County that killed five girls.
Amish help New Jersey dairy farm get back on its feet after tornado
| September 27, 2022In less than a minute, shortly after 6 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2021, a tornado spawned from the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated Wellacrest Farms, the largest dairy farm in New Jersey.
Holden community holds welcome home parade for little girl injured in horse and buggy crash
| September 24, 2022A homecoming celebration was held in Holden, Missouri, Saturday, for a little girl injured in a horse and buggy crash.
The Joy of the Johnsonburg Awakening
| August 31, 2022News sometimes travels very fast among Amish folks! So perhaps you’ve already heard about the Johnsonburg Awakening. I’ve been blessed to have witnessed it from the day it began, which was January 31st of this year.
State wins appeal, safety case reopened in Amish farm death
| August 30, 2022A mid-Michigan organic dairy farm is fighting state safety regulators, five years after a 19-year-old family member was fatally electrocuted while removing a metal pole from a grain bin.
Law Requiring Flashing Lights on Amish Buggies Takes Effect Aug. 31
| August 26, 2022A new Ohio law requiring Amish buggies and other animal-drawn vehicles to display a yellow flashing light while driving on public streets goes into effect Aug. 31.
Dekalb County looking at buggy tax
| August 25, 2022AUBURN, IN – Leaders in DeKalb County are looking at a buggy tax.
Device gives Amish teen second chance at life
| August 25, 2022KANSAS CITY, MO - A teen from Jamesport, Missouri, needs a new heart.
How an Ex-Amish man went from first phone to TikTok star
| August 23, 2022Eddie Swartzentruber was just 17 years old when he abandoned the only way of life he had ever known. Now, at 25, Swartzentruber is a business owner who has started to blow up on TikTok after sharing why he left the Amish community.
Amish Boy, 4, Dies Day After Brother's Funeral Following Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover
| August 5, 2022Another member of a local Amish family has died following an accidental farm tractor rollover, authorities say.
Mennonite Disaster Service to help with flood recovery efforts in Kentucky
| August 4, 2022Manheim Township-based Mennonite Disaster Service is preparing to help people in eastern Kentucky impacted after torrential rains on July 28 led to historic flash floods and mudslides.
Homegrown library serves Amish in southern Tuscarawas County
| July 22, 2022PEOLI, OH - Renee Brown Parker has been a voracious reader since she was a child.
Mennonite Disaster Service rebuilding four homes destroyed by wildfire in Monte Lake, Six Mile Creek
| July 10, 2022The Mennonite Disaster Service will be working to rebuild four homes in the Monte Lake area that were lost in the 2021 fire season.
Amish, Mennonite neighbors helping clean up after Montana flooding
| June 24, 2022BILLINGS - The Amish and Mennonite communities joined the cleanup following the floods that hit south-central Montana.
Holmes County man leaves Amish roots to become a doctor, then pens book with his daughter
| June 15, 2022If you can write a book with your father, Liz Miller highly recommends it. "It was a really fun experience to have that time together," she said about helping her father, Dr. Albert Miller, write his memoirs about leaving the Amish...
Deadly horse and buggy crashes are increasing. Virginia has no plan to turn the trend around.
| June 15, 2022In December of 2019, the Yoder family was traveling east on Route 60 in Buckingham County when George M. Lee crashed his Chevrolet Silverado into their horse and buggy, killing mother Sylvia Yoder, throwing her husband from the vehicle...
New law requires flashing lights on Amish buggies at all times
| June 4, 2022ASHLAND, OH — Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill earlier this week that requires Amish buggies and other animal-drawn vehicles to display a yellow flashing light while driving on public streets.
East Holmes School District partners with Pomerene Hospital for bike safety program
| May 27, 2022As Holmes County Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Joe Mullet said to the assembled fifth- through eighth-grade Amish students gathered at Chestnut Ridge Elementary School recently, you can be doing everything right while riding your bike on the road...
Sexual Abuse Crisis in Amish Communities
| May 12, 2022Sexual abuse in Pennsylvania Amish communities has been rampant and underreported, according to recent reports, leading the state to consider new legislation that would require more education and prevention measures within the faith community.
Even the Amish Are Having Supply-Chain Problems
| May 3, 2022With its furniture made by a couple of dozen rural American workshops and in-house craftsmen, Arcola, Ill., manufacturer Simply Amish would seem to be far removed from the global supply-chain strains that have hobbled most businesses.
New initiative hopes to keep Amish community safe during bad weather
| April 28, 2022BATH COUNTY, KY - Two years ago, five Amish children were swept away in a creek in Bath County, and all of them tragically passed away.
Two Pennsylvania state troopers under investigation for killing horse that escaped from Amish farm
| April 21, 2022Pennsylvania State Police have placed two troopers on administrative duty amid an investigation into the shooting of a horse that had escaped from a farm in Chester County last December. The animal was euthanized after it was shot on a highway.
Accused barn arsonists charged for allegedly burning Amish school
| March 29, 2022BREMEN, IN - The Elkhart County barn arson suspects are now facing charges for reportedly setting an Amish school on fire last May.
