Mennonite working with drug cartel gets 15 months
It was an unlikely alliance that authorities said involved a group of pacifist Mexican Mennonites accused of growing tons of marijuana and working with a notoriously vicious Mexican cartel to ship it across the U.S. border.
Macon hay: Mennonites respond to Ohio drought victims
Macon farmer Gary Miller didn’t hesitate when his neighbor, Morris Miller (no relation), called to say dairy farmers in northeast Ohio were suffering from a severe drought, dipping into their winter reserves to feed their cattle. The two men sprang into action, and within hours, 540 bales of hay was northward-bound.
More than 1,000 Mennonites gather at Trotter for North American convention
They came from as close as Macon and Brooksville and as far away as Canada. By Thursday afternoon, nearly 1,000 people — mostly men — had converged upon Trotter Convention Center, and as many as 1,600 are expected today and Saturday.
Tasty Tradition: At 29 and counting, Ole Country Bakery still excels in bountiful breads and more
While most of the world slumbers at 4 a.m., the day is under way at Ole Country Bakery in Brooksville.