Category: History
Ledbetters honored for community service
Myrdis and Eugene Lester Ledbetter were known for their service to the Brookfield-Masury...
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Society to note political pioneer
Do you know this woman? Her name is Rachel Sophia Williams Davis Bricker, and her memory has...
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‘Hamilton hill’ house lost to history
History, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Lois Werner of the Brookfield Historical...
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Society remembers Army Camp Reynolds
Camp Reynolds was just a blip in time in the history of the United States, but it left a lasting...
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Bar none: Brookfield’s history is liquid
Brookfield Township’s association with alcohol is celebrated or sordid, depending on your...
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Black migration benefited Masury
By ELIZABETH BOOZER The generation of African-American people born after the Civil War were...
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A nation divided: local papers were, too
Today, most newspapers make a claim of impartiality, even if people reading them tend to get a...
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Brookfield shares in hobo’s legacy
George Dell was a hobo, not a bum, a distinction Ken Rogers wants to make clear. “A hobo will work...
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Decorating the green for Christmas
Brookfield Township Historical Commission, Brookfield trustees and members of the Brookfield High...
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Historical society seeks new archivist
Lois Werner has resigned as archivist for Brookfield Historical Society, leaving a void that...
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Still in the saddle
Connie Swartz looked around the Brookfield Saddle Club grounds and noted that she could identify...
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Trustees advance project plans
The foundations that provided matching funds for an electric aggregation grant that will be used...
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Naked woman charged with assault for spitting on cops
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House fire on Sharon Hogue Road
Brookfield firefighters are on the scene of a house fir...
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School mourns student who died
Brookfield school officials mobilized over the weekend...
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Tonia Gray said she has a passion for
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3 teens hurt in alcohol-related crash
Two recent graduates of Brookfield High School and anot...
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Gibson offered job of superintendent
Brookfield Board of Education has offered the job of su...
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Brookfield Middle School flooding
A pipe in the fire suppression system separated and f...
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Storm drives family from home
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Board ousts girls basketball coach
Brookfield Board of Education voted 4-1 on Wednesday, M...
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A sinking feeling: School faces costly repairs
Brookfield Local School District’s heads of b...