tag | Amish

 Rachel McDevitt
October 10, 2020 | 12:48 PM

Amish cheesemaker preserves tradition with online sales

The Amish farmstead cheesemaker is owned by the family of John and AnnaMary Esh, who strive to follow their community’s religious traditions and assure it is as self-sustainable as possible.

By Craig Laban/The Philadelphia Inquirer
 District Attorney’s Office
July 16, 2020 | 5:25 PM

Investigators ask for public’s help in in Amish woman’s disappearance

“There is no piece of information or evidence in this case that is insignificant.”
By Julia Agos
 Ian Sterling for WITF
July 12, 2020 | 8:53 AM

Lancaster County DA: Man charged with kidnapping Amish woman feared ‘harmed’

Prosecutors say surveillance video obtained by East Lampeter Township police “depicts the abduction" of Stoltzfoos.
By The Associated Press

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 Scott R. Galvin
June 6, 2020 | 12:42 PM

Amish schools: ‘Distance learning’ involves paper and pencil

While most schools in the state shifted instruction online, Amish schools switched to remote assignments with paper and pencil.

By Alex Geli/LNP
 Carrie Antlfinger
April 22, 2020 | 7:05 PM

Amish cheese maker moves to online sales — Without the internet

By Kyle S. Mackie/NPR
 David Duprey
April 6, 2020 | 6:24 AM

The Amish in the midstate present unique challenges amid coronavirus

“They take this seriously and have gotten messages from trusted sources.”
By Ivey DeJesus/PennLive
 iStock
January 24, 2020 | 9:24 PM

Amish man sentenced to prison for sexually abusing girls

An elderly Amish man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing four girls for years is facing 38 to 76 years in prison.

By The Associated Press
January 23, 2020 | 4:06 AM

Article finds child sexual abuse in the Amish community

A year-long investigation by the non-profit newsroom Type Investigations and Los Angeles-based journalist and filmmaker Sara McClure found the Amish are hiding what they call a horrifying secret — that Amish children are being sexually abused by their family members and neighbors

By Scott LaMar
 iStock
September 27, 2019 | 2:59 AM

Authorities: 2 firefighters set Amish furniture store fire in Indiana County

By The Associated Press
 Rachel McDevitt
August 26, 2019 | 12:30 PM

A squeeze and a vision: Why some Amish want to leave Lancaster County

For young Amish, in particular, the price of farming is out of reach.
By Rachel McDevitt
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