Category Archives: Births

Jeff and Alison Knouse of Sully are the parents of twins born Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Benjamin Sully weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and Bella Beth weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces. Their brothers are Jay age 3 and Sam age 1. Grandparents are Rob and Glenda Kretzinger of Johnston and Mark and Lora Knouse of Wilton. Great-grandparents...

Andy and Karlie Van Soelen of Davenport are the proud parents of a baby girl, Priscilla Grace. She was born Saturday, May 18, 2024. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and measured 19 inches long. She was welcomed home by her brother Jasper, age 7, and sisters Anna, age 6, and Naomi, age 3-1/2. Grandparents are...

Chase and Macy Dieleman of Ankeny are the parents of a daughter, Tenley Mae, born Wednesday, May 8, 2024. She weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and measured 21 inches long. She has an older sister Taytum. Grandparents are Ed and Joyce Dieleman of Sully and Judy and (the late) Jim Kickbohm of Algona. Great-grandmother is Bernice Dieleman...

Brevin and Makayla Hansen of Bondurant are the parents of a baby girl,  Joelle Joy, born Mar. 31, 2024. She weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents are Rod and Dana Rozendaal of Sully and Chris and Jodi Hansen of Montezuma. Great-grandparents are Dorothy Van Maanen of Grinnell, Doug and Dixie Hansen of Grinnell, and John and Colleen...

Vincent Boone Fisk was born to Kobe and McKinley Fisk of Searsboro on April 10, 2024. He weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces. Grandparents are Ben and Tara Conover of Lynnville, Josh and Val Fisk of Searsboro, and John and Danielle Oberg of Pleasant Hill....

Haidyn James was born to Austin and Lysandra Newell of Lynnville on Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024. She weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Grandparents are Brenda and the late Alan Newell of Sully and Curtis and Stacey James of Searsboro. Great-grandparents are Kathy James of Lynnville, Larry and Sharon Van Wyk of Searsboro,...

Henry Winwood was born to Ryan and Anne Hargraves of Pella on Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024. He weighed 10 pounds 1 ounce and measured 22 inches long. His siblings are Faye age 6, Camille age 3-1/2, and Rhodes and Conrad age 23 months. Grandparents are Gary and Janet Benest of Searsboro and Van and Deborah Hargraves...