Lindsey and Matt Bechtel are parents of twin girls, Laney Jane and Luciana Yvonne, born on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine.

Amanda and Johnny Boyles of Kenton are parents of an 8-pound, 8-ounce, 21-inch boy, Jayce M. Boyles, born at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Bluffton Hospital. Grandparents are Susana and Chris Thaxton. Great-grandparents are Sandy and Bruce Thaxton.    

David LaVergne and Judith Teferes-Wang of Amherst, N.Y., are parents of an 8-pound, 3-ounce, 21.5-inch boy, Alva Sebastian LaVergne, born at 12:04 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Millard Filmore Hospital. Grandparents are Thomas and Nanette LaVergne of Kenton, Alberto Tiferes and Diana Wang of Buenos Aires, Argentina.                    

Eric and Ashlee (Downey) Townsend of LaRue are parents of an 8-pound, 3-ounce girl, Adelyn Belle, born at 5:56 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 at Marion General Hospital. Grandparents are Arnold and Amy Downey of Kenton and Don and Sue Townsend of LaRue. The infant is joined at home by a sister, Everlee Arianna, age 2.

James and Alyssa Brown of Bellefontaine are parents of an 8-pound, 2 1/2-ounce girl, Kayleigh Renee, born at 9:58 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Marysville Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Teresa and John Anderson and Laurie and Richard Brown of Bellefontaine, and Kevin and Nikki Moon of Newport, Tenn. Great-grandparents are Janet and Mark Allshouse of West Mansfield, Ivan Dick of …

Jennifer Matic and David Stuckey of Kenton are parents of a 7-pound, 8-ounce girl, Emily Maria Stuckey, born at 7:54 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. Grandparents are Maria Matic of Kenton and Elaine and Dan Stuckey of Kenton. The infant is joined at home by a brother, Luke Stuckey.

Erin (Claybaugh) and Chad Birnesser of Kenton are parents of an 8-pound, 5-ounce, 21.75-inch boy, Landry Knox, born at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at Lima Memorial Health System. Grandparents are Tim and Eleanor Claybaugh and Ed and Pat Birnesser. Great-grandparents are Russell and Dorothy Hogue, Richard and Doris Stewart and Julie Koch. The infant is joined at home …

Kylie and Matthew Sutton of Alger are parents of a 7-pound, 2-ounce, 20-inch girl, Weylyn Marie, born at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 at Bluffton Hospital. Grandparents are Cheryl and Charles Busch and Theresa and Doug Sutton. Great-grandparents are Karen and Robert Combs and Ellen and Charles Busch. The infant is joined at home by a sister, Isabeau Lynn.

Taylir Schiewe and Tristan Varian of Dunkirk are parents of an 8.2-pound, 19 3/4-inch girl, Tynzlie Grayce Varian, born at 6:28 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. Grandparents are Marci and Anthony Williams of Dunkirk, Heather Varian of Bellefontaine and John Boggs of Ada. Great-grandparents are Ted and Lisa Paugh of Ada, Alice and Kevin …

Eric and Kerri Modd of Kenton are parents of a 7-pound, 9.3-ounce, 20.25-inch boy, Graysen Lane, born at 2:34 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. Grandparents are Darryl and Nancy Turner, Kim and Chuck Shope and the late David Modd.