Investigators are continuing to put together the details of the tragic crash in Tuscola County, Michigan Tuesday, which claimed the lives of five Amish people traveling in a passenger van, and a sixth person in a pickup truck. According to reporting at ABC 12, some additional facts are now known: This Amish group was from the Cass City, Michigan community (this was what I supposed…
A blaze at an Amish firewood business in Parke County, Indiana required intervention by ten separate fire departments to subdue. Thankfully no one was hurt in the fire, which started in a mechanical room in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. More on the incident via mywabashvalley.com: MARSHALL, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Ten fire departments responded to a fire in Marshall, Indiana, at a company filled with…
Another tragedy involving Amish victims in Michigan – but this time there were no buggies involved. Six people, including five members of an Amish family are confirmed dead after their van they were traveling in was hit by a pickup truck – which ran a stop sign at a rural intersection. This happened in Tuscola County, MI late Tuesday afternoon. More: TUSCOLA COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – At…
Just an awful story out of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. An Amish boy lost his life after being hit by the arm of a skid loader, operated by an Amish teenager. From Lancaster Online: A 6-year-old boy was killed in a Paradise Township farming accident Thursday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers said they responded just after 3:30 p.m. to Cherry Hill Road where the…
Tragedy has struck in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where a 15-year-old boy was found dead in a pond. This happened yesterday in the southern end of the community, in Fulton Township. Here’s more: LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — First responders, including a drone unit, responded to a pond in Lancaster County to search for a missing teen Sunday. The Robert Fulton Fire Co. responded around 3…
I want to share a remarkable set of photos captured by Don Burke. Here we see an Amish family in Jamesport, Missouri enjoying a buggy race. So right off the bat: you might be thinking, “is that safe?” Don has addressed that (below). I actually posted one of these photos on Facebook a week or so back. One commenter called buggy racing on the road…
An Amish man has gone missing in central Pennsylvania’s Blair County. He was last seen yesterday (Thursday, June 17) and this is story is just breaking. From WTAJ: TYRONE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Multiple organizations are searching for a missing Amish man in the Sinking Valley area Friday. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Lost and Hound and Heaven Sent all have dogs in the area searching for…
We got a preview of this song two weeks ago. Now Amish couple Ben & Rose have released the full version of “The Robin & The Eggs”. Neat to hear and see the full version after the teaser! Many – but of course not all – of Ben and Rose’s songs have an upbeat feel to them. But as mentioned on the preview clip, this…
On May 24th, many members of the Amish community gathered at a local farm in Gladwin County, Michigan for an auction. As you can see here, dozens of buggies waited as their owners handled their business at the community sale. Auctions are regular affairs in Amish settlements, and may take the form of estate auctions, farm sales, school funding events, or other benefits. Whatever the…
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…