Category Archives: Births

Brandon and Nicole Dunsbergen of Sully are the parents of a daughter, Lainey Mae, born Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. She weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces and measured 18.75 inches long. Her sister is Kennadi, age 2.5. Grandparents are Dennis and Lisa Dunsbergen of Sully, Tom Anania of Indianola, and Jodi Anania of West Des Moines. Great-grandparents are...

Justin and Courtney Huebner of Pella are the parents of a baby girl,   Hadlynn Joena, born Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. She weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces. Her brother is Henry, age 3. Grandparents are Connie and the late Gary Huebner of Bondurant and Jeff and Deb Van Wyk of Sully. Great-grandparents are Dennis and Tena Roozeboom...

Josh and Aimee Nikkel of Lynnville are the parents of a son, Cashmen Scott, born Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and measured 20.75 inches long. Cashmen is welcomed home by his two brothers: Camden, age 3; and Chet, age 1.5. Grandparents are Scott and Valerie Rolffs of Lynnville and Rick and Cheryl...

Henry James Tanner and Annie Vander Weerdt of Grinnell are the parents of a son, Henry James, born Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. His sister is Myla Anne, age 22 months. Grandparents are Jim and Jane Vander Weerdt of Sully and Steve and Karen Mroz of Melbourne. Great-grandparents...

Jake and Kelsi Bowman of Baxter of the parents of a daughter, Brynlee Elise, born Thursday, July 27, 2023. She weighed 7 pounds 7.8 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Her siblings are Berkley age 6 and Braxton age 3. Grandparents are Tim and Marsha Vanden Hoek of Lynnville and Ron and Nancy Bowman of Coon...

  Jason and Jen Lowry of Searsboro are the parents of baby boy, Bowen Jace, born July 31, 2023. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. His sisters are  Hayden (age 13), Breckyn (age 9), Britton (age 5), and Hadilyn (age 3). His brother is Hampton (age 7). Grandparents are Craig and Linda Zylstra of Sully and Terry...

Liesl Annemarie was born Thursday, July 20, 2023, to Derek and Simone Bates of Deep River. She weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and measured 19.75 inches long. She has an older brother Liam, age 2.5. Grandparents are Curtis and Dotty Bates of Deep River and Graeme and Gudrun Krigsman of Greensborough, Australia. Great-grandparent is Joetta Bates of...