On Thursday evening members of the Murray community gathered for a candlelight vigil honoring 16-year-old Elmer Borntragger ...

Iowa Writers 'Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers. Buggyland will never be Buggyland again. The New Order Amish bishop has lifted the ban on bicycles and a wave of motion has washed over ...

Eldridge, Iowa –The Scott County Library will host a presentation on the Amish Communities of Iowa on January 12th at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free educational event. The Amish are ...

MILO — The stand is set up, the fry pies have been put out and now, shortly after 7 a.m. on RAGBRAI’s Day 4, Katie Gingrich has a question. “How hot is it supposed to be?” she asks, an important ...

Whether riding the DART shuttle to the Iowa State Fair, chatting with food vendors on the Fairgrounds, or eavesdropping on conversations, it seems that fairgoers have one dish they all recommend — ...

Three Amish children died on the way to school when a car hit their horse-drawn buggy. Photo by Stephen Crane via Unsplash Three Amish children died on the way to school when their horse-drawn buggy ...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Sixteen Amish men and women who have lived rural, self-sufficient lives surrounded by extended family and with little outside contact are facing regimented routines in a federal ...

I drove down the blacktop road, my car filled with lively Amish children, nine-year-old Leah in the front seat with three little boys — 4, 5, and 6 – in the back. I had everyone strapped in, the seat ...