U.S. Justice Department intervenes to stop Sugar Grove Township from requiring Old Order Amish to abandon privies and connect ...

Old Order Amish in Warren County will no longer be required to use an electric component of a sewer system following a ...

After years of legal wrangling, Sugar Grove’s Old Order Amish residents will legally be allowed to use their outdoor privies rather than be required to use Sugar Grove’s municipal sewage system. The ...

For over two decades, Dr. Jonathan Haines has studied genetic factors that contribute to diseases of aging and “successful” aging in the Old Order Amish. A growing health concern in the US population ...

Washington, D.C. — Old Order Amish in Warren County will no longer be required to use an electric component of a sewer system following a court's approval that will settle a federal lawsuit.

Federal authorities have stepped in to resolve a lawsuit involving the Sugar Grove Area Sewage Authority (SUGASA) which ...

Members of Old Order Amish community in Sugar Grove Township have long opposed local ordinances mandating that they abandon outhouses and connect residences to municipal sewer system U.S ...

The U.S. Attorney whose office was involved in resolving the dispute between Old Order Amish in Sugar Grove and the township ...

Under the agreement, Amish households will be exempt from the sewage system requirement and allowed to use privies, according ...

Last week, the Hardin County Common Pleas Court granted a temporary restraining order, according to Cory Anderson, a sociologist who studies Amish communities and has worked on the case.