The Amish are often seen as the ultimate symbol of simplicity: horse-drawn buggies, plain clothing, and a life free from modern distractions. Yet, beneath this image of strict uniformity, Amish ...

KENTON, Ohio — There is no safe way to hitch 100-plus horses outside City Hall. So the Amish of Hardin County have decided to buggy-pool. A packed house is expected on Tuesday when the Kenton-Hardin ...

PRESTON — A judge ruled that despite the Amish community’s "most sincere efforts" to separate themselves from the modern world, that separateness is not enough to protect the county’s waterways, and ...

(CNN) — The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Return to Amish, Esther really wanted to get her ears pierced so she turned to an unlikely source -- her mom, Mary. "The Amish ...

Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don't need to install septic systems to dispose of their “gray water,” the state Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a long-running religious ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don’t need to install septic systems to dispose of their “gray water,” the state Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a ...