Amish in the News
The hidden wisdom of small business
| March 16, 2019Let’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.
Lawmakers aim to balance safety, Amish beliefs with buggy bill
| March 12, 2019AUGUSTA, 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.
"The Amish Store" coming to the Logan Valley Mall
| March 11, 2019A new store is coming to the Logan Valley Mall. "The Amish Store" is filling the vacant spot where "Things Remembered" was.
State to create ID cards without pictures for Amish, Mennonite communities
| March 8, 2019HARRISONBURG, VA - Old Order Mennonites dress plain, rely on horse and buggies for transportation and, for the most part, don’t want their picture taken.
Amish might miss out on child tax credit, warns IRS watchdog
| March 7, 2019A wrinkle in the recent tax overhaul might cause problems for the Amish, according to the Internal Revenue Service’s in-house public advocate.
Holmes County breaks model for economic success with Old-World values, ingenuity
| March 6, 2019MOUNT HOPE, OH – The horse-drawn buggy navigates the narrow, two-lane road so slowly that traffic backs up for nearly a hundred yards.
Drivers make a living 'haulin' Amish' in rural Pennsylvania
| March 2, 2019PHILADELPHIA, PA - Some people truck chickens down the road or move milk from state to state. Others lug fresh-cut lumber around.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Horse and buggy run loose in Seymour, cause thousands in damage
| March 1, 2019A runaway horse and buggy running rampant in Seymour and leaving behind a trail of damage.
In Amish Indiana, tradition and heritage mix with basketball
| February 28, 2019MONTGOMERY, 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.
Loose horse, big damage
| February 27, 2019A series of events last Saturday in Seymour resembled a scene from the 1890s.
Iowa woman captures video of Amish man skiing behind horse and buggy
| February 19, 2019Jennifer Staggemeyer of Waukon, riding in the passenger seat Feb. 17 on the drive home from visiting the Twin Cities, managed to get her phone up just in time to record a short clip of an Amish Iowa man skiing alongside the road, pulled by a horse and buggy that seemingly had no driver.
Berks was home to first Amish settlement in U.S.
| February 19, 2019BERKS COUNTY, PA - On June 26, 1959, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission dedicated a roadside plaque along Old Route U.S. 22 in Upper Bern Township, just a mile west of Shartlesville, commemorating the Northkill Amish congregation that was established there in 1740.
Amish Community Targeted in 401k Fraud
| February 18, 2019DAVIESS CO, IN - An alleged Ponzi scheme involving the Amish community is being called a “landmark” case of fraud—not for the dollar amounts, but because of the number of victims involved.
Honey Brook community rebuilds barn after devastating fire
| February 17, 2019HONEY BROOK, PA - That was the message this week after a fire destroyed an Amish dairy barn on the 1800 block of Beaver Dam Road early Wednesday morning.
Heartland Amish community to help with road repair expenses
| February 17, 2019BLOOMFIELD, IA — Just about everyone in the Heartland has seen the Amish community riding in buggies.
Helping the Amish get around: Driver services supplement buggies in Lancaster County
| February 16, 2019What do you do if you’re Amish and you need to get somewhere faster and/or further than your horse and buggy can take you? You hire an Amish taxi service.
New York’s TWA Hotel features Amish millwork and midcentury touches
| February 13, 2019Anticipation is high for the TWA Hotel. Opening on May 15, the new hotel has transformed Eero Saarinen’s 1962 TWA Flight Center into a new lodging option for travelers passing through New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport.
This N' That Amish Outlet supports Turner Farmhouse Foundation with two handmade barns
| February 6, 2019LEESBURG, VA - This N' That Amish Outlet has multiple locations in Northern Virginia. Its Leesburg location helped a non-profit that needed to house its horses.
Amish teachers serve Old Colony schools in Mexico
| February 4, 2019Two of the most traditional Anabaptist groups — Old Order Amish and Old Colony Mennonites — were only vaguely aware of each other 24 years ago.
Drug trafficking trial set for Blakesburg man accused of killing Amish boy
| February 3, 2019OTTUMWA, IA — A trial date has been set for a Heartland man facing drug trafficking charges.
20-year-old dead after explosion levels home northeast of Sullivan
| February 2, 2019SULLIVAN, IL — One man died and a woman was injured in a house explosion that occurred Friday night northeast of Sullivan, along County Road 1700N west of Jonathan Creek Road.
Amish furniture shop gutted by fast-moving evening fire
| January 26, 2019WEST MAHONING TOWNSHIP — The temperature hovered near single digits Friday evening as firefighters rushed to extinguish a fire that engulfed a local furniture shop between Smicksburg and Trade City.
SE Iowa Amish brothers charged with multiple sex crimes in Missouri
| January 24, 2019DAVIESS COUNTY, MO — Two amish brothers from southeast Iowa are charged with multiple sex crimes in northern Missouri.
Master Amish craftsmen win contract for walnut millwork at TWA Hotel in New York
| January 23, 2019NEW YORK - In what is being billed as a toast to American craftsmanship, two Amish-owned firms in Ohio beat out competitors from three Asian countries to win the contract for the TWA Hotel. Opening in Spring 2019, it will feature custom-built millwork proudly crafted in the U.S.A. by expert Amish woodworkers.
Bank offers Amish community unique welcome
| January 15, 2019WILLSBORO, NY - Horse-drawn buggies have become a familiar sight on roads in the Boquet Valley as the Amish relocate to the area.
Elkhart County Plans To Install "Buggy Lanes" On County Roads
| January 13, 2019As you drive through Elkhart County you probably see a lot of horse and buggies alongside the roads.
House fire in Aaronsburg displaces Amish family....no injuries reported
| January 10, 2019AARONSBURG, PA - An Amish family is without a home after it caught fire Thursday.
Amish Family Creates Tasty Treats at Toasty Oven Bakery
| January 7, 2019ST. ANNA, WI — The Mast family didn’t set out with a master plan to open an Amish bakery.
Appeal granted to St. Johnsville man convicted of abusing Amish boys
| January 5, 2019ALBANY, NY — The state Appellate Division of Supreme Court has granted an appeal made by a St. Johnsville man who was sentenced to a 40-year term in state prison in May 2015 for abusing six Amish boys over the course of a seven-year period.
Court victory for St. Johnsville farmer who preyed on Amish boys
| January 3, 2019ALBANY, NY – A former Montgomery County farmer convicted in 2015 of sexually preying on six adolescent Amish boys has a new chance at freedom after a mid-level appeals court reversed more than two dozen of his convictions Thursday.