Amish in the News

BERLIN, OH - One of the great treasures of Amish heritage will be on display next week at the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center.

On Saturday at around 5:24 p.m., fire crews were dispatched to 7211 Walker Road in Dewittville for an Amish barn fire. It is believed that no livestock was killed in the fire. Responding agencies included: Brocton Fire Department, Cassadaga Fire Department, Dewittville Fire Department, Ellery Center Fire Department, Hartfield Fire Department, Stockton Fire Department, Emergency Services and NYS DEC Albany.

Drivers are being warned to be on the lookout for slow-moving vehicles after another crash involving a horse-drawn buggy.

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A fire destroyed an Amish-owned sawmill in Lancaster County.

ASHLAND, OH - Judging by the number of cars in the Ashland County Fairgrounds parking lot, passersby would have had no idea just how happening the Coliseum was this weekend. That's because a majority of the sellers, buyers and spectators at the 15th annual North American Spring Dutch Harness Horse Sale were Amish. 

CLEARFIELD, PA – An Amish couple is facing serious charges for the alleged sexual assaults of their six daughters that happened at their Bell Township home for over a decade.

A video captured last month captured Amish men moving an entire barn in Ohio.

On a sunny 75-degree Tuesday in February, Clara Yoder, her adult daughter and the daughter’s four fidgety pre-teens sit together on white-plank benches in front of Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota, Florida.

LAGRANGE, IN — Parkview LaGrange Hospital broke ground March 28 on a renovation and expansion of the facility’s horse and buggy parking.

ONTARIO, CANADA - According to unnamed sources, an army of homespun denim will descend upon the acres of concrete, grass and rubble that was once the General Motors site along West Fourth Street to begin a new chapter. The Amish have reportedly decided to end the ongoing saga by selecting the site for an undisclosed project.

FORT FAIRFIELD, ME - In an effort to increase safety for both members of the Amish community and motorists who might encounter their horse drawn buggies on the road at night, Rep. David McCrea of Fort Fairfield has advocated for a bill to require reflective tape and lights on the rigs. 

MONTGOMERY-CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, MI - University of Michigan volunteers will head to the Montgomery-Camden township area April 13 to screen children of the Amish community for hearing loss. Yvonne Atwood, director of personal health and disease prevention for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency said the Amish community has a hereditary condition which affects hearing.

Collisions involving farm vehicles are on the rise around New York, so the issue is getting some overdue attention.

MAHAFFEY, PA — An Amish man is lodged in Clearfield County Jail and his wife is on unsecured bail on charges stemming from the alleged sexual assaults of six of eight biological daughters over a period of about 12 years.

SYCAMORE, IL – Author Beverly Lewis is touring the Midwest in promotion of her latest release, “The Tinderbox,” a stand-alone novel set in Lancaster County that features her trademark look at Amish family life.

BLOOMFIELD, IA — A Drakesville man charged with killing an Amish boy will answer to a Davis County jury in June.

PRESTON, MN – A trial date is set in the case of a deadly collision involving a car and an Amish buggy.

SHELBY COUNTY, OH - The legal battle between an Amish community and Shelby County came to an end Wednesday night.

ASHLAND COUNTY, OH - A 46-year-old Amish man died Wednesday morning after falling 18 feet in a Sullivan Township barn, according to authorities. 

SUMMIT TOWNSHIP, PA - An Amish machine shop was destroyed by fire Monday night in Summit Township.

In Daville, Ohio, a large crowd of Amish people wanted to move their barn to a new location on their property. Together, over 230 people picked up the barn and moved it across the field.

Let’s clear our minds of snow, closed interstates, raging creeks and rewind to a simpler time — a time that still exists. It’s pocketed in sleepy east central Ohio, where the land sways like gentle waves on the sea.

AUGUSTA, ME — Lawmakers are considering requiring horse-drawn buggies to display reflectors or lights at night in response to safety concerns on the rural, winding roads surrounding Maine’s growing number of Amish communities.

A new store is coming to the Logan Valley Mall. "The Amish Store" is filling the vacant spot where "Things Remembered" was.

HARRISONBURG, VA - Old Order Mennonites dress plain, rely on horse and buggies for transportation and, for the most part, don’t want their picture taken.

A wrinkle in the recent tax overhaul might cause problems for the Amish, according to the Internal Revenue Service’s in-house public advocate.

MOUNT HOPE, OH – The horse-drawn buggy navigates the narrow, two-lane road so slowly that traffic backs up for nearly a hundred yards. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Some people truck chickens down the road or move milk from state to state. Others lug fresh-cut lumber around.

A runaway horse and buggy running rampant in Seymour and leaving behind a trail of damage.

MONTGOMERY, IN - The old chestnut is that basketball is its own religion in Indiana, a church that welcomes Hoosiers into the temple on cold winter nights, celebrating raucous services in front of screaming parishioners.