Amish Life

“I grew up Amish…and for somebody that never was Amish, and goes Amish, I have no way of telling you what that guy would have to go through,” he laughs. “I imagine it would be pretty tough.” That’s Swartzentruber Amishman Dennis Hershberger discussing Amish life, from a very nicely done 8-minute video showing us the […]

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The judge at a preliminary hearing yesterday found that there was enough evidence to move forward with a trial in the case of Linda Stoltzfoos’ disappearance. Justo Smoker will be tried for felony kidnapping and misdemeanor imprisonment. Detective Christopher Jones testified. Via Penn Live: “She was nice, caring and always wanted to know about other […]

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Amish children in larger communities benefit from bookmobiles, which travel around their settlements delivering a mobile library to eager young readers. The bookmobile might seem like a relic of a bygone time – especially when we have more reading available to us in libraries, both online and off, than ever before. But for a community of […]

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Linda Stoltzfoos‘ uncle Mervin Fisher is responsible for the search Facebook page and has been the public face of the family, despite not knowing Linda personally. Though of an Amish background, Merv is not a member of an Amish church. This means he can deal with the media in ways that many of his Amish […]

Continue Reading Linda Stoltzfoos Update: Uncle Mervin Says “Thank You” (Video); Search Continues; August 8 Prayer Ride

Via WMTV: LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Wis. (WMTV) – A Gratoit man has died following he and his son were thrown from their Amish buggy when it was struck from behind by a pickup truck. According to the Lafayette Co. Sheriff’s Office, Elmer Stoltzfus, 22, passed away shortly after 9:00 a.m. His toddler son also suffered serious […]

Continue Reading Buggy Hit By Drunk Driver: Young Father Killed, Toddler Seriously Injured

In today’s Slice of Amish Life, an Amishman approaches the End Of The Commons General Store in the Geauga County, Ohio community, with what looks like his daughter in tow. This is not an Amish business, and has more of a touristic feel. But I would suppose it’s one that Amish living nearby would visit […]

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I just watched a press conference on the Linda Stoltzfoos disappearance, which concluded less than an hour ago. Four people spoke – the Lancaster County DA, East Lampeter PD Chief, a PA State Trooper, and an FBI agent on the case. Lancaster County DA Karen Adams repeated that they still have reason to believe Linda […]

Continue Reading New Images Of Smoker’s Car; Police Ask 5 Lancaster Townships For Home Surveillance Footage (Updated)

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has completed an extensive study – the Statewide Amish Travel Study – examining road safety in the Buckeye State. The study is presumably the precursor to safety improvement projects for the state’s 70,000+ residents who travel by horse-and-buggy. The study found that over 700 accidents occurred on Ohio’s state […]

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The York Daily Record has published more details on Linda Stoltzfoos’ disappearance. Here are some excerpts.  About the day she disappeared: Lloyd Stoltzfoos told the officer that his daughter was supposed to go to youth group after church the previous day but never made it. She did not come home to change her clothes […]

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News just broke this afternoon: 34-year-old Lancaster County resident Justo Smoker was arrested last night and charged with kidnapping Linda Stoltzfoos. A vehicle resembling Smoker’s was seen by multiple witnesses in the area of Gap with an Amish female in the passenger seat on the afternoon Linda went missing. Linda remains missing, and “investigators have […]

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