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Amish volunteers relax on the beach after helping Moss Point residents
| January 29, 2024MOSS POINT, MS - Disaster recovery volunteers from Ohio spent time with Amish workers on the beach in Jackson County after helping with tornado recovery in Moss Point on Sunday.
Amish horse and buggy stolen from outside Michigan Walmart
| January 23, 2024STURGIS, MI - A family was shopping at a Southwest Michigan Walmart over the weekend when a woman stole their horse and buggy.
Clare man accused of threatening Amish family on a buggy ride
| January 18, 2024MANISTEE COUNTY, MI - A resident of the Clare area is facing ethnic intimidation charges for allegedly threatening an Amish family with a knife as they rode by in a buggy.
Investigating Amish attitudes toward farm safety and the well-being of their children
| January 1, 2024In 2023, LNP | LancasterOnline reported on three fatal farm accidents. All of the victims were children or teenagers, and all were buried in Amish cemeteries.
Amish group travels to Moss Point, begins four-month rebuilding mission
| November 29, 2023MOSS POINT, MS - An Amish group has traveled to Moss Point from Ohio to begin a four-month rebuilding mission.
Amish finding a home well off the beaten path in Nebraska’s Sandhills
| November 22, 2023KILGORE, NE - Turn south onto the blacktop out of this Cherry County ranch town, and the Sandhills seem to roll on for an eternity.
SAMANTHA OR SARAH? Amish buggy crash suspect, 35, ‘switched with twin sister at scene to avoid taking fall for death of 2 girls
| November 13, 2023A woman involved in a fatal car crash that killed two young Amish girls appears to have called her identical twin sister to take the fall for her.
Turbine-Powered Amish Buggy Makes 60 MPH Feel Like Time Travel
| November 9, 2023There's nothing like driving a slow car fast. You feel like you're extracting every ounce of performance from it, which usually isn't possible with today's outrageously powerful machines.
Amish Community Bucks National Population Trends
| October 27, 2023Despite falling populations in other parts of the U.S., the Amish population is growing.
After two killed in buggy accident, ‘We are heartbroken’
| September 22, 2023Alexandria, New York - After a rear-end collision this week killed two young Amish boys, there is fear on the road in the Amish community.
Railroad spikes, rocks thrown into Amish homes; Authorities investigating as possible hate crimes
| September 7, 2023MEDINA, OH The Medina County Sheriffs Office is investigating a string of crimes committed against Amish people.
Over a year after implementation, controversy surrounds Ohio's Amish buggy light law amidst questions of effectiveness and reli
| August 31, 2023It has been a year since a law requiring flashing electric lights to be installed on Amish buggies.
In Amish Country, Buggy Lanes Will Flank Some Rural Roads
| August 31, 2023In 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.
A counseling center in Dundee offers mental health services to Amish and other Plain people
| August 15, 2023If you treat a Plain community person, youre treating a community. This phrase resonated with Dennis Keim after he heard it during a cultural competency training on treating Plain people...
New Buggy Lights Displayed at Amish Safety Day
| August 3, 2023The 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.
Ohio Amish, Mennonite among groups allegedly scammed out of $32M
| August 2, 2023CLEVELAND, 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 in China.
5-year-old dies after farming accident Monday in Little Britain Township
| July 24, 2023A 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.
Court ruling that Amish families don't need septic tanks
| July 13, 2023FILLMORE 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...
Amish vs. Mennonite: Understanding the Differences and Similarities
| June 6, 2023The Amish and Mennonite communities have subtle differences. The former emphasizes traditionalism, while the latter is open to modernity. Pacifism, simplicity, and modesty are important to both communities.
Amish embrace solar power
| May 23, 2023An Amish homestead can be identified at a glance by buggies in the driveway or distinctive garments on a clothesline. Solar panels have joined the list of visual cues, bringing a host of benefits and concerns...
The Amish and electric bikes: How some groups make the transportation method fit into their faith
| May 19, 2023Some Amish communities are adopting electric bicycles (e-bikes) for quick and efficient travel.
Is light requirement proof Ohio Amish are being targeted for religious reasons?
| May 7, 2023Members of several strict Amish denominations throughout Ohio religiously object to battery-powered flashing lights. That fact did not stop Ohio House Bill 30, legislation requiring that they be mounted on buggies, to be signed into law June 1, 2022.
Is light requirement proof Ohio Amish are being targeted for religious reasons?
| May 4, 2023Members of several strict Amish denominations throughout Ohio religiously object to battery-powered flashing lights. That fact did not stop Ohio House Bill 30, legislation requiring that they be mounted on buggies, to be signed into law June 1, 2022.
In Wake of Accident That Killed 2 Amish Children, Local Couple Makes Signs to Raise Awareness
| May 1, 2023A Northern Michigan mom who witnessed a deadly buggy crash that killed two young Amish children is trying to raise awareness so nothing like that happens again.
Amish communities are using a surprising new kind of vehicle to travel long distances: ‘It’s a lot quicker’
| April 24, 2023Electric bikes, as many have discovered in recent years, are a highly convenient mode of transportation. Theyre much cheaper than electric vehicles, faster than walking, and less physically arduous than riding a regular bike.
Do the Amish pay taxes?
| April 21, 2023Ashland County Amish community members appear in court to answer for buggy violations
| April 14, 2023More than 20 members of the Amish community were in court on Friday in Ashland County after refusing to comply with a new state law that makes flashing yellow lights on their horse-drawn buggies mandatory.
Letter to my Mom
| April 13, 2023Dear Mom, I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to explain to you why I left the Amish community and how I am better serving Jesus Christ as a result.
Minnesota Amish seek OK from appeals court to ditch septic systems
| April 11, 2023The Minnesota Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a long-running dispute between members of a southern Minnesota Amish community and state and county regulators who say the community cannot refuse to install septic tanks.
Amish at work rebuilding barn in northeast Allen County
| April 3, 2023HARLAN, IN - It didnt take long for the rebuilding to begin in areas hit by powerful storms and tornadoes that raked parts of the Midwest, including northeast Indiana and Allen County.
