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Amish Horse-Buggy Involved In Quarryville Crash: Authorities Amish Horse-Buggy Involved In Quarryville Crash: Authorities
Amish Horse-Buggy Involved In Quarryville Crash: Authorities An Amish family's horse-and-buggy was involved in a crash in Quarryville on Tuesday morning, authorities explained. The crash happened on Beaver Valley Pike between Old and Fairview roads in Providence Township, according to Lancaster County Wide Communication. Crews were sent to the scene at 8:33 a.m. on March 14, LCWC detailed. "It was just a spooked horse," officials with the Quarryville Fire Company told Daily Voce. No motor vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Amish Philadelphia Bakery Named Among Best In US Amish Philadelphia Bakery Named Among Best In US
Amish Philadelphia Bakery Named Among Best In US The City of Brotherly Love is home to Pennsylvania's best bakery. That's according to Yelp.com, which ranked Beiler's Doughnuts of Philadelphia as the best bakery in the Keystone State this week.  The honor went specifically to the chain's Reading Terminal Market location — Beiler's also operates in Lancaster City and Germantown, Maryland, according to its website. Doughnuts are the shop's signature offering, but the menu also features cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, fudge, pies, and breads.  View this post on Instagram A post sh…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Horse Striking Vehicle Causes Amish Buggy Crash In Quarryville: Authorities Horse Striking Vehicle Causes Amish Buggy Crash In Quarryville: Authorities
Horse Striking Vehicle Causes Amish Buggy Crash In Quarryville: Authorities A spooked horse caused a crash in Quarryville earlier this week, a local fire company said.  The horse was pulling an Amish family's buggy, when it was suddenly "spooked and hit another vehicle," the Quarryville Fire Company told Daily Voice.  The rollover horse-and-buggy crash happened in front of the Drumore Township Illustrious Americans historical marker on US Route 222/Robert Fulton Highway near Black Bear and Puseyville roads in East Drumore Township.  The fire company was called to the scene around 3:20 p.m. on Jan. 22.  "No injuries, the horse was ok," the fire…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Quarryville Driver Asleep At Wheel In Amish Horse-Buggy Strike: Affidavit Quarryville Driver Asleep At Wheel In Amish Horse-Buggy Strike: Affidavit
Quarryville Driver Asleep At Wheel In Amish Horse-Buggy Strike: Affidavit A 22-year-old woman fell asleep at the wheel before striking an Amish horse-and-buggy and fleeing, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Following the crash, 20-year-old Simeon King and 18-year-old Barbara King of New Providence were left with a disabled buggy on Valley Road/PA Route 372, just east of May Post Office Road in Eden Township at 11:25 p.m. on December 3, state police detailed the affidavit of probable cause.  The 22-year-old Quarryville woman, identified in court documents as Destiney Faith Lundy, had struck their buggy with h…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Amish Child Crushed To Death By Farm Wagon In PA ID'd (UPDATE) Amish Child Crushed To Death By Farm Wagon In PA ID'd (UPDATE)
Amish Child Crushed To Death By Farm Wagon In PA ID'd (Update) A 5-year-old has died after being run over by a farm wagon, authorities told Daily Voice.  The boy has been identified as Samuel K. Yoder, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Monday, July 31. He was struck and run over at a farm located in the 150 block of Fulton Britain Road in Little Britain Township, according to a Grothey. Emergency medical services were called to the scene at 10:20 a.m. on Monday, July 24, 2023, he explained. The first responders "attempted life-saving measures, but the boy ultimately succumbed to his injuries," he Grothey said. PSP Lancaster Criminal …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police
Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police A 77-year-old Amish man died after his horse-and-buggy was rear-ended in Western Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Daniel N. Miller of New Wilmington died at the scene of the crash on New Castle Mercer Road in Wilmington Township on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5:37 p.m., according to a release the following day by the Pennsylvania state police.  A 2016 Ford F-150XLT was being driven south by 29-year-old Michael W Coiro with 28-year-old Tara R. Macri in the passenger seat; the pair were both from New Castle and were unbelted when Coiro slammed into the back of Miller's buggy, PSP explained …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
PA Amish Tourist Spot Famous For Shoofly Pie Hits Market For $2.4M PA Amish Tourist Spot Famous For Shoofly Pie Hits Market For $2.4M
PA Amish Tourist Spot Famous For Shoofly Pie Hits Market For $2.4M You could own the recipe for "the best" Shoofly pie and a famous Lancaster County Amish tourist attraction with all the equipment to bake it for $2.4 million, according to a recent real estate listing with Weichert.  A beloved bakery that is known as the home to "America's Best Shoofly Pie" featuring a large windmill full of 10,000 uniquely Pennsylvania souvenirs like "I love Intercourse" t-shirts closed on January 1, 2023 and has been listed for sale on Monday, Jan. 23.  Dutch Haven Shoofly Pie Bakery at 2857 Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township, Ronks "made the shoo-fl…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police
Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police A cow was shot on a farm in York County, Pennsylvania state police announced in a release on Friday, Sept. 23.  State police were called to the shooting of a cow on East Posey Road in Lower Chanceford Township, Airville on Sept. 8 around 9 p.m.  It is unclear if the injuries the cow suffered were due to a gunshot wound, the police say.  There is state game land near to the farm, but it is unclear if that is connected to this incident.  Posey Road is a cross street of Furnance Road where an Amish family died in a crash on Friday, July 29. The York County game warden is…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Funeral Details Released For Amish Mother Of 8 Killed In Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover Funeral Details Released For Amish Mother Of 8 Killed In Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover
Funeral Details Released For Amish Mother Of 8 Killed In Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover Members of two Amish families have been identified as the victims of a deadly accidental farm vehicle rollover crash, authorities say.  Katie Ann Stoltzfus, 36, two of her daughters, Mary Etta, 14, and Naomi Rose, 7, all of Brogue, and Caleb Emmanuel Fisher, 9, of Lancaster, all died from blunt force trauma at the scene of the accidental farm tractor rollover crash in the 1100 block of Furnace Road near the intersection at Indian Steps Road in Lower Chanceford Township around 11:15 a.m., on Friday, July 29, according to Pennsylvania state police and the York County coroner's office.&nbs…

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by Jillian Pikora
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69 Horse-Buggies, 100 People Gather As Linda Stoltzfoos Laid To Rest 69 Horse-Buggies, 100 People Gather As Linda Stoltzfoos Laid To Rest
69 Horse-Buggies, 100 People Gather As Linda Stoltzfoos Laid To Rest Kidnapped while walking home from church more than 10 months ago, on Monday the once missing Pennsylvania Amish teen, Linda Stoltzfoos has been laid to rest, reports LNP. A gathering of 69 horse-drawn buggies and more than 100 people attended Stoltzfoos funeral at Myers Cemetery. Roadblocks were temporarily put in place so the buggies could easily access the cemetery. The funeral concluded in under an hour. Justo Smoker, now 35, of Providence Township, kidnapped and killed Stoltzfoos in June 2020. He was arrested three weeks after she disappeared. Her body was located at Smoker’s form…

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by Jillian Pikora