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Amish and Mennonite communities host Christmas dinner for those in need
| January 4, 2020WARREN, OH – Christmas time may be over, but one group is still in the Christmas spirit.
Did a Michigan County Threaten to Demolish Amish Homes Unless They Were Upgraded?
| January 3, 2020MICHIGAN - In January 2020, readers asked us about the accuracy of reports that claimed officials in a county in Michigan had threatened to demolish more than a dozen homes in a local Amish community unless their owners upgraded them in a way that is antithetical to their religious beliefs.
Paintballs fired at horse and buggy, school in Woolwich: police
| January 2, 2020Waterloo Regional Police are looking for someone in a white pickup truck after paintballs were fired at a horse and buggy in Woolwich Township.
Beer and buggy lead to arrest for Amish youth
| December 30, 2019BEAVERTON TWP, MI – Officers arrested four men who were believed to be intoxicated and were tossing beer cans out of the buggy onto the roadway.
Amish share meal with refugees, bridging gap between cultures
| December 29, 2019STRASBURG, PA - The only Amish man in the room stood by a window and stroked his long beard, listening to a Somalian refugee talk about his new life in America.
Amish, Michigan health officials spar over sewage disposal
| December 25, 2019Amish residents in Michigan are suing the Lenawee County Health Department for violating their religious liberty rights by seeking to have their homes demolished if they don’t modernize water and sewage systems.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump hosts Amish in historic Oval Office visit
| December 22, 2019President Trump began the holiday break by hosting an Amish delegation in the Oval Office, the first time members of the reclusive community have received that honor.
Daviess County Commissioners Increase Buggy License fees
| December 17, 2019DAVIESS CO., KY – The Daviess County Commissioners unanimously voted to increase buggy license plate fees in the county from $60 to $75.
Sheriff takes steps to stop Amish sign thefts
| December 16, 2019ESCANABA TOWNSHIP, MI - A total of four Amish alert signs were stolen off county roads in September. Since then, the Delta County Road Commission has replaced the signs and the Delta County Sheriff’s Office has been working to deter others from stealing the signs again.
3-year-old boy plunges out of minibus on Interstate 81
| December 15, 2019BINGHAM, NY - A 3-year-old boy was rushed to a Binghamton-area hospital after he fell out of an emergency window of a minibus headed south on Interstate 81 Saturday evening.
Lancaster County Amish man pleads to 20 sex-abuse felonies
| December 12, 2019LANCASTER, PA - A 75-year-old Lancaster County man could face a prison sentence more than three times his age after pleading no-contest Thursday to 20 felony charges of sexually assaulting four pre-teen girls.
Breast Cancer Is Killing Ohio's Amish Women. A Mobile Clinic Brings Care To Them
| December 12, 2019"It’s a typical mammogram room—if you went to a hospital it would look exactly the same," says mammographer Valerie Rice. "It’s nothing really different, except that it’s in a moving vehicle!"
Man in Amish clothing skis behind horse-drawn cart in Minnesota
| December 9, 2019LONG PRAIRIE, MN - A man dressed in Amish clothing was spotted skiing behind a horse-drawn cart in Long Prairie, Minnesota, on December 8.
County considers raising buggy plates
| November 29, 2019DAVIESS COUNTY, IN - Daviess County officials are expected to raise the price on buggy plates. The Daviess County Commissioners have spent several weeks discussing the possibility of raising the price on the plates.
To re-elect Trump, Republicans campaigning for Amish votes in Pennsylvania
| November 27, 2019Republican strategists in Pennsylvania have set their sights on getting the politically inactive Amish to the polls to vote for President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Post.
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Erma Mast
| November 27, 2019I grew up in an old order Amish home. I loved having animals, the slower simplistic lifestyle and the Amish community when it came to everyone working together and helping each other in time of need . It was ‘normal’ to live that life.
Age-old Amish death rituals disrupted by organ donation requirements, Pa. funeral director says
| November 20, 2019When death visits the Amish, everything stops.When death visits the Amish, everything stops. A normally industrious family is stilled for a period of mourning. It begins the moment a loved one dies and extends until after the burial and repast.
Local farmers talk safety after young Amish brothers crushed
| November 20, 2019FORT WAYNE, IN — Farmers in Nappanee are in shock after a truck driver accidentally ran over two young Amish brothers.
Horses lead the way to a less peaceful coexistence in Amish country
| November 16, 2019ELIMSPORT, PA - Amish families’ buggies have long traveled the gently rolling roads of White Deer Valley, a bucolic part of the state north of Harrisburg. But lately they haven’t been quite as welcomed. The problem is what the horses pulling them leave behind.
Oswego County legislators discuss Amish buggy safety
| November 15, 2019OSWEGO COUNTY, NY - A recent car-buggy accident in Mexico in which an Amish woman died has heightened the discussion of safety for cars and buggies traveling on area roadways.
Conference in NYC to focus on overturning Amish education law
| November 14, 2019NYC, NEW YORK - The Amish Heritage Foundation is holding its second annual conference in New York City this weekend, a year after its inaugural event at Franklin & Marshall College.
Firefighters battle burning barn in Amish farm near Darlington
| November 14, 2019DARLINGTON, WI - Firefighters are battling a burning barn in the town of Darlington.
County commissioners offer help to Amish family in flood map dispute
| November 13, 2019FOUNTAIN CITY, IN - Wayne County commissioners on Wednesday stated their willingness to rescind a stop-work order issued by the county at the state's request if doing so would allow an Amish family to complete a half-finished home on Boundary Road.
Barn-raising helps Amish neighbor while building community
| November 10, 2019HOLMES COUNTY, OH - In a misty rain and the dark of early morning, they came from across eastern Holmes County.
Blinking lights to be added to some Amish buggies for safety
| November 9, 2019ASHLAND, OH - A law enforcement official says he's persuaded the bishops of an Ohio Amish sect to install blinking lights on buggies to make them more visible to motorists.
Buggy bills: Horse-drawn carriages need lights, Michigan lawmakers say
| November 8, 2019LANSING, MI - A set of companion bills introduced in the Michigan House and Senate would require horse-drawn buggies to display lights while operating on the roads at night.
Some Amish in Ashland County to add blinking light to buggies
| November 7, 2019ASHLAND, OH - Ashland County’s “English” population has to share the road with Amish buggies.
Amish mom gets probation for not protecting daughters from husband's sexual abuseAn Amish woman in Clearfield County was fined
| November 5, 2019CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PA – An Amish woman in Clearfield County was fined Tuesday and sentenced to probation for not protecting four of her daughters from being molested by her husband.
Ohio ex-missionary sentenced to 9 years in prison in child sex abuse cases
| November 5, 2019MILLERSBURG, OH — As a clocktower bell tolled on Tuesday from somewhere in this small downtown, its muffled sound entering the third-floor courtroom, Judge Robert Rinfret was counting.
West Farmington veteran excommunicated from Amish order
| November 4, 2019WEST FARMINGTON - Ora Hochstetler, 82, was drafted into the Army when he was 25. He was Amish, a pacifist faith, but answered the call anyway. When he came home, he was shunned.