Coming home can be defined in a number of ways. It can mean something as simple as walking through your front door after a long day at work, perhaps it means a college student back for the summer or even a former native back in town for a reunion or a local festival. Maybe it’s an active member of the military back after a tour of duty. Define it however you wish.
How about defining it as coming back to the ballpark where you grew up watching a game you loved and facing a Major League Baseball team that you idolized as a kid? That’s a homecoming fit for one person in Ripley County ... and his name is Bryan Hoeing.

Board members for The Napoleon State Bank took on the role of master grillers for the day last Friday at their Customer Appreciation Day. Pork burgers, hot dogs, cookies, chips and drinks were given to everyone who attended as they thanked their customers.

The Ripley County Health Board of Directors met in regular session last week. Dr. Welsh brought several topics of concern and focus for the summer and warmer weather. Ticks, mosquitos, and all biting, stinging insects bring an entire set of negative outcomes with vector borne diseases.