It’s probably a euphemism to say the Native Americans moved on. Many were forced westward by early American settlement and federal government policy. The Delaware, who originally lived around the ...

Ryan Forbes had never been to a machine shop and had never worked with the equipment in one when, in 2015, he got an idea. He told his wife, Kerry, that he wanted to order copper to make key chains ...

Tuesday’s fire at a home on Third Street in Masury rendered two residences uninhabitable, although the fire touched only one of them. Electric power was routed from the house at 7895 Third St. to a ...

Every community has its share of vacant and abandoned homes, and Brookfield is no exception. A drive around town showed there ...

Brookfield Elementary School has begun registering students for kindergarten for the 2026-27 school year. Registration is a two-step process that includes entering information online, and meeting with ...

Brookfield trustees have established a process for township residents to be placed on a “Do Not Solicit” registry that would prohibit door-to-door salesmen from coming to their homes.

Being called out in the middle of the night, handling dead bodies and balancing periods of inactivity with extreme busyness is not for everybody. But, Rob Dillon said being a funeral director is ...

Editor’s note: Over the next three issues, NEWS On the Green will run stories on the two township trustee candidates. This is the first installment. Shannon Devitz, 41, of 7302 Wildwood Drive.

There’s not a lot of drama set for the November election as far as local races go. Only one race is contested – township trustee – and there is one levy referendum on the ballot. In the trustee race, ...

Brookfield Optimist Club, which supported youth activities in Brookfield, disbanded in November, said longtime member James E. Hoffman III. The club had nine members, two of whom were not active and ...

A small coalition of local residents and officials – most from Hubbard Township – have started an effort to save Coalburg Lake in Hubbard and Brookfield townships and open the property for public use.

Brookfield trustees have hired T and U Service Station Inc. of Brookfield to replace the township’s gasoline and diesel fuel storage tanks for $64,937. The money will come from the township’s American ...