Sarah Beth Petersen was the sister who tried to take the fall for the car-buggy crash which killed two Amish girls in Fillmore County, Minnesota. She pleaded guilty in February and was later sentenced to three months in jail. Now the sister who was actually driving, Samantha Petersen, has decided to plead guilty as well, forgoing a trial which had been scheduled to begin in…
It was initially reported Wednesday that “a child was severely injured in a crash involving a horse and buggy in Lancaster County Wednesday morning.” Now there are more details on how the crash occurred – due to a startled horse. From Fox 43: LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Update (Thursday, June 5 at 3:15 a.m.): Pa. State Police announced that the crash occurred when the horse…
Northern Indiana – Elkhart and LaGrange Counties (along with nearby Nappanee) – is home to one of the largest Amish communities in the United States. The area’s rich cultural heritage – with its heart in the town of Shipshewana – is reflected in its culinary offerings, with numerous restaurants serving traditional Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. From hearty buffets to cozy family diner-style venues, these…
Well, this is something. From Valley News Live: CLEARWATER COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) – A Bagley woman has been charged with assault and reckless driving after an incident Friday in Clearwater County. Court documents state Jamie Harmon intentionally rammed into another vehicle, an Amish buggy, with her motor vehicle while the other vehicle was occupied. Harmon apparently managed to flip her SUV in the…
About 10 days ago, Amish music couple Ben & Rose released a short clip of a new song on their channel: “Dream of Me” (written by Jimmy Darrell, Raleigh Squires, and Buddy Cannon). I held off from sharing it – because I figured that the release of the Short meant that the full song would be just around the corner. Well, it still might appear…
Unlike some other health myths about the Amish, this is a claim that evidence suggests is true. The BBC takes a look at this phenomenon – and wonders if we non-Amish can enjoy the same benefits: The Amish have gripped the imaginations of Hollywood scriptwriters, documentary makers and sociologists for decades. But in the past 10 years, their way of life has become of increasing…
When I saw the headline, I thought for sure this was a follow-up to last week’s story of an Amish family being nearly run over in a high-speed chase involving a criminal suspect in the Bluegrass State. But no, this is a different, but disturbingly similar story from next-door Missouri. From KCTV5: WINDSOR, Mo. (KCTV) – Several charges have been filed against a Missouri man…
Yet another hit-and-run on an Amish buggy in Michigan – a state which has been building a reputation for this sort of thing. Police are currently seeking the driver in a crash which happened May 30th. From ABC12: SANILAC COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – A hit-and-run involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy left an Amish man and his horse with serious injuries on Friday evening….
Over the past two months, horse owners in Kent County, Delaware – in particular the Amish – have seen their horses dying suddenly from an unknown illness. “Sudden” as in fine one day, gone the next. But thankfully, the good work of veterinarians has likely put an end to that. From Delaware Online: A mysterious illness has been killing horses in Kent County in the…
Compared to the last barn move we saw, this one is a lot more straightforward. But still quite impressive. The Amish – reportedly 300 of them (though again I’m not always sure how accurate these numbers are) – pick up and move a 45′ x 72′ pole barn. They carry it directly forward to its new resting spot, for a distance of what looks a…