Online Influencers Are Recording Interactions With Unknowing Amish People Using Camera Glasses — And Racking Up Millions Of Views

Online Influencers Are Recording Interactions With Unknowing Amish People Using Camera Glasses — And Racking Up Millions Of Views

ByErik Wesner
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A pair of online influencers have been scoring a huge amount of online attention – in the millions of views – thanks to videos surreptitiously recording their conversations and interactions with Amish people. The videos are recorded using camera technology built into Meta AI glasses, typically at food stand businesses in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and related markets. But the influencers are now getting attention they…

4 Amish Teens Caught Breaking Into Home — Charged With Felony Burglary, Underage Drinking; Buggies Towed

4 Amish Teens Caught Breaking Into Home — Charged With Felony Burglary, Underage Drinking; Buggies Towed

ByErik Wesner
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Four Amish youth have landed themselves in hot water, after allegedly breaking into a home in Holmes County, Ohio. Deputies arrived to see them fleeing – and they were apparently still inside the home when law enforcement arrived. Those involved face charges including felony burglary, underage alcohol offenses, and for one, even an assault charge. This happened in Salt Creek Township on June 21st. And it wasn’t an…

Echoes From Amish Country: The Awareness Meeting

Echoes From Amish Country: The Awareness Meeting

ByHaley Straw

Rain tapped steadily against the metal roof while muddy boots shuffled across the floor of the open shed. The building wasn’t insulated — just a tall shell of a structure with church benches lined up beneath dim gray light filtering in through the open doors. Outside, vans sat parked in a wet field, tires slowly sinking deeper into the mud as the rain kept falling….

$30,000 Daily Fines? Rancher Claims “Stupid” Outhouse Crackdown Is Forcing Amish Out Of Wyoming Community

$30,000 Daily Fines? Rancher Claims “Stupid” Outhouse Crackdown Is Forcing Amish Out Of Wyoming Community

ByErik Wesner
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Another conflict over outhouses has roiled an Amish community in America’s least-populated state, with a rancher claiming threats of massive fines have caused local Amish families to start leaving. Hulett in Crook County is the site of Wyoming’s largest and oldest Amish settlement – about 190 people according to Young Center estimates, or roughly 40 families according to the report by Kate Meadows at Cowboy…

This Extra-Long Amish Home Has Solar Power, 2 Kitchens & A 3-Door Garage (24 Photos)

This Extra-Long Amish Home Has Solar Power, 2 Kitchens & A 3-Door Garage (24 Photos)

ByErik Wesner

The first thing you’ll notice about this Amish home is that it just keeps going. It’s one of the longest homes we’ve featured in this series. A low, stretched-out ranch style that’s half-home, and half-three-door garage. More on that garage in a minute – it’s doing more than just buggy storage. This one is in Madison County, Iowa, just outside Winterset. It’s a small Amish…

Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing “At Risk” Amish Man in Southern Illinois

Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing “At Risk” Amish Man in Southern Illinois

ByErik Wesner

Reports are coming out over the past hour that authorities in deep southern Illinois are asking for help finding a young Amish man who hasn’t been seen since Friday evening. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 20-year-old Joseph Kaufman, who they’ve classified as an “at risk” missing person. Here are the main details concerning his description via KFVS: According to the sheriff’s office,…

Man Charged With Attempted Kidnapping Of Amish Girl — After Months Of Harassment & Indecent Exposure

Man Charged With Attempted Kidnapping Of Amish Girl — After Months Of Harassment & Indecent Exposure

ByErik Wesner
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A man has been arrested and charged after what investigators describe as a months-long pattern of harassment & indecent exposure aimed at young females in the Amish community near DeGraff, Ohio. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office laid out the allegations in a press release, via Peak of Ohio: Detectives from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating multiple reports received within the last several…

New York Is America’s #5 Amish State — Here Are Its 10 Biggest Communities

New York Is America’s #5 Amish State — Here Are Its 10 Biggest Communities

ByErik Wesner

New York is home to America’s fifth-largest Amish population. Over 25,000 Amish live in dozens of locations across the state. These ten communities are the largest in New York, based on the most current Amish population estimates. Population numbers via Young Center for Anabaptist & Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College (source link at bottom). 1. Heuvelton Heuvelton (St. Lawrence County) Community founded: 1975 Total Amish…

New York Man Charged With 10 Burglaries Of Amish Homes

New York Man Charged With 10 Burglaries Of Amish Homes

ByErik Wesner
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It looks like another run of targeting the Amish has come to an end. A Brocton, New York man is facing a 35-count indictment over a string of burglaries at Amish homes in the far western end of the state. The burglaries happened in various parts of Chautauqua County, which is home to several separate Amish settlements. More from WGRZ: Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason…

Amish Dairy Recalls Cheese In 5 States – And D.C. – Over Listeria Contamination

Amish Dairy Recalls Cheese In 5 States – And D.C. – Over Listeria Contamination

ByErik Wesner

An Amish-owned dairy in Maryland is recalling all of its cheese products over possible listeria contamination, with distribution having reached five states and Washington, D.C. To date, nine people in multiple states have been identified as infected with this listeria outbreak strain. That includes one person who died in Maryland in 2023. Clover Hill Dairy, based in Mechanicsville, Maryland, first issued a voluntary recall of…