Category: History
9/11 witness’s emotions still raw
It was a gorgeous, late summer day on Sept. 11, 2001, when Brian Noble Jones emerged from his...
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Trustees approve Hinckley carving removal
The tree-trunk carving of Judge Samuel C. Hinckley, who founded Brookfield Township, has seen...
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Commission wants to honor military with banner project
Brookfield Township Historic Commission is honoring the military service of present and past...
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New historical commission members get down to work
The Brookfield Township Historical Commission has had a complete turnover of members. Judith...
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Township tourism focus is on Route 7
Early discussions involving communities along Route 7 joining together to promote tourism and...
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Jones family marks 100 years of chiropractic care
Anthony Jones was a blacksmith and railroad man who had a farm on the east side of Route 7, just...
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Dr. D’Amore marks 40 years in medicine
It was July 4, 1980. Dr. David D’Amore had just moved back into the area to start practicing...
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Humble beginning taught judge respect
Editor’s note: This is the final story in a series on the inductees into the Brookfield...
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Metal detecting fans pull history from the ground
Tom Cornelius was walking with a metal detector on the west side of Route 7, across the street...
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Masury couple recalls past quarantines, hard times
By JUDI SWOGGER NEWS On the Green While the world seemingly shut down around us, Spring came –...
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Harriett Tubman: A profile in courage
As a teacher, Allison Smith looked for ways to bring history to life. She didn’t want her...
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2019: Year in review
2019 was an eventful year in Brookfield, Masury and Yankee Lake with leadership changes within the...
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Naked woman charged with assault for spitting on cops
Two Brookfield policemen were checked out at a hospital...
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Police charge 2 from Mo’s Place with gambling offenses
The Ohio Investigative Unit, an arm of the Ohio Highway...
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School mourns student who died
Brookfield school officials mobilized over the weekend...
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Cops say woman stole from elderly couple
A Masury woman has been charged with felony theft f...
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House fire on Sharon Hogue Road
Brookfield firefighters are on the scene of a house fir...
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3 teens hurt in alcohol-related crash
Two recent graduates of Brookfield High School and anot...
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‘It’s hit close to home now’: Masury woman dies of virus
“Well it is here,” Salle Horning said in a Facebook...
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New eatery opens with smokin’ menu
(Editor's note: Bad to the Bone BBQ closed in the sum...
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Brookfield woman faces criminal, civil embezzlement allegations
A Brookfield woman was arraigned March 4 on charges rel...
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Man wanted for Masury murder arrested in New York
Joseph S. Rosario, the man accused of fatally shooting...