Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEADVILLE, PA — Andy Byler spoke slowly in June as he recounted the horrors he encountered when he returned home in February 2024 ...

We’ve seen so many books about the fall of our civilization, dystopian novels that focus on the ramifications for small and large communities alike. But what would happen to a community that’s ...

ARTHUR – A British filmmaker visiting Arthur to recruit Amish teens and young adults for a film is not getting a warm welcome from the Amish community. In fact, some of the leaders in the Amish ...

“When the English Fall” is the diary of a fictional Amish farmer named Jacob and tells a story of conflict between the Amish and their “English” neighbors when disaster strikes. Williams will visit ...

A new novel aims to portray how the Amish would fare if mainstream civilization collapsed. In "When the English Fall," a solar storm cripples modern technology. Growing increasingly desperate and ...

In 1859, a solar storm turned night into day around the world while downing telegraph systems. One can only imagine the havoc such an event would cause now. David Williams has, in a debut novel set in ...

CANTON — Gifts of money, food, building materials and other support from the entire community have been a godsend to an Amish family who are finishing a new home out of the ashes of a house where a ...

Utopia: An imaginary place in which the government, laws and social conditions are perfect. Dystopia: An imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives. YAKIMA, Wash. -- Reading ...

I received several letters from readers with questions that got my mind spinning. Let's each grab a cup of tea — you can have your coffee if you wish — and chat over steaming mugs. One inquiry was ...