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In Kentucky, don’t expect all Amish vehicles to be marked with an orange triangle indicating a slow-moving vehicle. In 2012, state law was updated so Amish drivers would no longer be jailed for ...
Amish horse-drawn buggies can be found on roadways in many parts of Kentucky. Here’s how to safely share the road with one. Alex Slitz 2021 staff file photo A rear-end collision in Breckinridge ...
Four children died and one is missing after a buggy carrying an Amish family was swept away by flood waters. They were trying to cross a low-water bridge, but the current overwhelmed the vehicle.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s General Assembly gave final passage Tuesday to legislation that would exempt the Amish from a longstanding requirement that they affix bright orange safety ...
To many, the sight of an Amish buggy conjures thoughts of a simpler time, far from the worry of the modern industrialized society. But to some residents in Mayfield, Ky., they’re just annoying.
On Jacob Gingerich's farm in western Kentucky, there is no phone or electricity for his family of 12 children. He even sees putting an orange safety triangle on their black horse-drawn buggy as ...
BATH COUNTY, Ky. — A search is underway after an Amish family’s horse and buggy were swept away by floodwaters in Bath County. Around 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Kentucky State Police told WTVQ ...
Two Kentucky Amish members have filed a lawsuit against the city of Auburn over a law they say violates their religion when it comes to animal waste. The law requires that all horses or other large… ...
Eight Amish men were jailed in Kentucky this week for not paying fines they accrued for refusing to attach an orange safety triangle to the back of their buggy. Skip to Article.
MAYFIELD, Ky. — By the time Emanuel Wagler reached the creek with his wife and seven children in their horse and buggy, it was too dark, too deep and too late. As Amish who eschew electricity ...
Thousands of people in Kentucky have been without electricity for their lights, furnaces, ovens and refrigerators since the killer storm hit more than a week ago. That's the way the Amish have ...
MAYFIELD, Ky. — Three Amish children were swept away and died when the horse-drawn buggy they were in overturned in a creek swollen by heavy rains and authorities were searching for a fourth ...