Last year we learned of a Michigan man who’d made repeated threats of violence against Amish people (“Michigan Man (Finally?) Arrested After Amish Knife Threats“). This struck me as a rather bizarre story at the time. So I’m glad we have now gotten a follow-up – filling in more details on why this man apparently behaved the way he did. Threats had been ongoing against…
Horrible news from the Nappanee, Indiana Amish community. From WNDU: MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – The Marshall County coroner says the three kids who were killed in a crash this morning involving a car and an Amish buggy were all siblings from Bremen. They’ve been identified as 13-year-old Glenda Jo Yoder, 10-year-old Darrell Yoder and 9-year-old Devon Yoder. The crash happened just after 8 a.m….
The Amish are making news for how quickly they’ve repaired damage, following tornadoes in Indiana and Michigan. From wral.com: The report below is from twin tornadoes in Indiana, one of which was rated an EF-1. Before the local National Weather Service could survey some of the damage, an Amish community already made repairs to several roofs that were damaged. In another report, the same National…
Good news in the recent Amish buggy robbery story – a suspect has been captured in northwestern Pennsylvania. Reported Friday by WFMJ: A West Middlesex man is being held in the Mercer County Jail following his arrest for an armed robbery and an attempted robbery of men driving horse-drawn buggies in Amish country. Todd Baker, 33, appeared before a district magistrate on Friday to answer…
Amish Country music couple Ben and Rose are back with a new cover: “When You Say Nothing At All”. This is a more modern-feeling country song and more along the lines of a soft ballad. The video description tells us that it “was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz and most famously sung by Allison Krauss.” In the video, it’s Rose singing lead… …with…
Most of us have been to a car lot or two in our days, whether buying a new or used auto. This neat photo set shows us the Amish equivalent – a “buggy lot” with many dozens of horse-drawn vehicles for sale. This little photo set is courtesy of Jim Halverson, taken in northern Indiana. The event was the Honeyville Consignment Sale at Yoder’s Auction…
In February, we got news that Sarah Beth Petersen had pled guilty. She had been accused of trying to take the fall for her twin sister Samantha Petersen. Authorities allege Samantha was the one actually driving in an accident which claimed two Amish children’s lives in 2023. Sarah Beth Petersen received her sentence Monday. From the Minnesota Star-Tribune: A 37-year-old woman was sentenced to three…
Buggies on the road make seemingly easy targets for armed robbers. But often enough, they end up getting caught. That might be bad news for a suspect who has been targeting Amish buggies in northwestern Pennsylvania. From WFMJ: A 30-year-old man from Mercer told police that a small black sedan stopped in front of his buggy. A male suspect, described as a white male wearing…
Tragic and shocking accident in northern Indiana. From WNDU: ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – One person is dead after National Weather Service officials say strong winds blew over an Amish buggy in Elkhart County. According to NWS, it happened somewhere on State Road 13 near Millersburg during Sunday’s outbreak of severe weather. Details remain limited at this time and the death is being reported in…
There’s a new deep-dive story providing more layers to the Amos Miller raw milk saga, by Bethany Rodgers of USA Today. There are a lot of interesting insights here – and views from “both sides” of the issue. I recommend reading the whole thing (link at bottom). Here are some highlights, along with my comments. The Power of Amos Miller’s Products About people’s passion for…