October 2024

Brookfield Braces for Milan After Showdown Romp

Having aced the first portion of their rugged, 3-parts test at the end of their pursuit of the 2024 Grand River Conference East football championship in their inaugural year as members of the league, the Brookfield High School Bulldogs will make the short trip northwest to Milan tonight for part two.An unexpected 48-6 home trouncing of South Harrison in last week’s latest GRCE “battle of Bulldogs” hoisted Brookfield’s perfect record to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the loop heading into this evening’s 7 o’clock contest against last year’s Grand River Conference-East Division champion Wildcats.“The first quarter was pretty competitive,” fourth-year BHS head coach Cory Luke candidly reflected on last week’s rout.

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North Missourians Provide Aid to North Carolina

Brookfield and Avalon are two Missouri communities answering the call to provide needed supplies to hurricane-impacted North Carolina, particularly in the mountainous region where torrential flooding and considerable wind damage was experienced.Earlier this week, several concerned Brookfield citizens teamed up with citizens in Avalon, to provide needed supplies, including boxes of mud boots and work boots, for rescue teams in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene’s sweeping and destructive path through Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and eastern Tennessee.Tooey’s of Brookfield donated several boxes of mud boots and work boots to be delivered to rescue workers who had already worn out and destroyed their boots during cleanup and rescue efforts in thick mud and debris.

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