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Amish Buggies Lose Their Shortcut Into Ohio Town Over Horse Manure & Safety Concerns
Amish buggies in Barnesville, Ohio can no longer use the village’s historic B&O Railroad tunnel as a shortcut into town. Signs now prohibit horses there, following complaints about manure, as well as safety concerns. This is a community of over 400 Amish people in Belmont County in eastern Ohio, a couple counties southeast of the Holmes County settlement. The tunnel is now part of Barnesville’s…
Amish Crews Are Heading South To Rebuild Helene-Damaged Homes For 5 Months — And They Need Drivers
We’ve heard a lot about Amish disaster relief in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene, which, time flies, happened over two years ago now (September 2024). Amish crews from the Midwest and Pennsylvania have given their time and effort to help rebuild in NC mountain towns like Chimney Rock and Bat Cave. As one female Amish volunteer said at the time, “Our heart just felt drawn…
An “Amish Cabela’s,” Yoder’s Sausage Kitchen, & A Long-Debated Amish Community Center: What’s New In Jamesport, Missouri
Don Burke is back with a look at an old favorite – Jamesport, Missouri – and what’s new in the community since his last visit. The Jamesport area is home to one of the state’s larger and best-known Amish settlements. Helping him out again is Laura Graber, who grew up Amish in the community, and even taught in an Amish school for four years. Don…
Amish in Maryland Are Getting $16,000 Tax Bills — When They Owe $400
Plain People in Maryland are getting stopped in their tracks by a tech roadblock when trying to pay their taxes. And it’s causing them some real headaches – and expense. Amish and Mennonite families in St. Mary’s County, Maryland are receiving estimated state tax bills as high as $16,000 when they owe around $400 — the result of the state’s move to online-only tax filing,…
Fire & Explosion Destroy Popular Michigan Amish Creamery
Another popular Amish business has been lost to fire. A blaze and subsequent explosion on Saturday, October 3 destroyed The Farmers’ Creamery in Mio, Michigan, an Amish-owned creamery and store whose dairy products are sold in grocery stores across the state. The building is a total loss, but thankfully no major injuries were reported. Here’s what happened, via 9and10news: The Tri-Town Fire Department was dispatched…
Report: Amish Acres Owner Has Used 15 Aliases; Has “Laundry List” Of Prior Charges & Convictions
We’ve been following the story of Amish Acres, in Nappanee, Indiana, and its repeatedly delayed full re-opening, for some time now. The latest stage saw the property being purchased by a man named Brad Juneau, who took it over in October 2025, pledging to return it to something like its previous form. But a full reopening was delayed multiple times for various reasons, and last…
Illinois Is America’s #10 Amish State — Here Are Its 10 Biggest Communities
Illinois is home to America’s tenth-largest Amish population. Over 9,000 Amish live in around 20 settlements across the state, though more than six in ten of them live in just one community. These ten communities are the largest in Illinois, based on the most current Amish population estimates. Population numbers via Young Center for Anabaptist & Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College (source link at bottom)….
Amish May Sue Minnesota County Over $50 Paper Filing Fee. Lawyers Say One Has Already Been Jailed
Two Amish communities in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota say the county’s building permit rules discriminate against their religious beliefs — and they’re threatening to sue if it isn’t fixed. The complaint centers on one thing: the county moved its building permit system online. Old Order Amish generally don’t use computers, for religious reasons. But there is now a way for them to file using paper…
Scenes From A Firehouse Fish Fry That Drew Hundreds Of Amish (14 Photos)
Jim Halverson checks back in with some scenes from an Amish fish fry that took place last weekend in Topeka, Indiana. I’m calling it an “Amish” fish fry here – for reasons that should be apparent – but officially, it was the Topeka Fire Department Fish Fry & Bake Sale. This is a heavily-Amish area, and so it makes sense that most of those in…
This Amish Shop Went From One Hay Wagon In 1994 To 22,000 Square Feet
In today’s guest post, Fred Hendricks shares a closer look at Weaver Wagons, an Ohio Amish-owned wagon and carriage business. Ervin Weaver could not have envisioned the success of this venture when he built the first wagon in 1994 – simple, but quality flatbed to haul hay. Ervin and his family operated a medium sized dairy farm along with other livestock near Dalton, Ohio. The…
