Category Archives: Births

Brad and Ally Van Sant of Des Moines are the parents of their first child, Elliot Hazel, born at 10:17 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. She weighed 9 pounds 7.8 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long. Grandparents are Mark and Maureen Walker of Woodward, Michelle Proctor of Pella, and Steve Van Sant of Sully....

Paige and Neal Price of Cedar Falls are the parents of a baby girl, Indie Kay, born Jan. 6, 2025. She weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long. Her big sister is Scout (2). Grandparents are Craig and Linda Zylstra of Sully and Rick and Aleta Price of Janesville. Great-grandma is Jerri...

Clayton and Makenzy Rosenberger of Bondurant are the parents of a baby boy, Micah James, born Tuesday, Jan.  7, 2025. He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces. Grandparents are Rod and Dana Rozendaal of Sully and Todd and Megan Rosenberger of Tama. Great-grandparents are Dorothy Van Maanen of Grinnell, Linda Rosenberger of Tama, and Judy Kupka of Victor. Great-great-grandparents...

Emily Noelle Heartsill was born Dec. 29, 2024. She weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces. Her parents are Micah and Briana Heartsill of Reasnor. Her siblings are Corin (6), Reuben (4), Elsie (3), and Rachel (1). Grandparents are Greg and Angie Heartsill of Chariton and Alan and Shonya Klein of Reasnor....

Ross and Emily Van Wyk of rural Newton are the parents of a baby boy, Hudson Lee, born at 10:18 p.m., Dec. 31, 2024. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Darrell and Jennifer Van Gorp of Sully and Rusty and Sharla Van Wyk of rural Newton. Great-grandparents are Jr. and...

Brenden and Makenna Six of Sioux Center are the parents of their first child, a baby girl, Blakely Mae Six, born at 7:33 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. She weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 inches long. Grandparents are Derek and Cassie Van Dyke of Pella, Curt and Candice Vos of Sully, and Ted and Samantha...

Andy and Jamie Dunsbergen of New Sharon are the parents of a daughter, Marion Grace, born Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. She weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces. Her brothers are Christian, 9, and Ellington, 8; and her sisters are Siara, 5, and Gloria, 3. Grandparents are Dennis and Lisa Dunsbergen of Sully and Melinda Wright of Newton. Great-grandparents...