Jacy Marie Adkins
Chad and Michelle Adkins of Marion are the parents of a daughter, Jacy Marie Adkins, born Oct. 10, 2006, at Newton Medical Center. Grandparents are Ken and Shirli Tinsley of Belle Plaine and former Emporians Denny and Jeri Adkins of Marion. The great-grandparents are Donna Tinsley of Fayetteville, Ark., Jean Eckles of Enid, Okla., and Sam and Mary Lou Wagner and Barbara Adkins of Emporia.
Jarrett Eugene Birk
Troy and Charlotte Birk of Yates Center are the parents of a son, Jarrett Eugene Birk, born Oct. 16, 2006, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. Grandparents are Bill and Ruth Hamman of Hartford and Gene and Elaine Birk of Gridley and the late Becky Birk. The great-grandmothers are Eloise Hamman of Hartford, Clara Griffith of Eureka and Ingrid Jesperson of Ekalaka, Mont.
Caleb David Colyer
Carl and Rebecca Colyer are the parents of a son, Caleb David Colyer, born Nov. 9, 2006, at Newman Regional Health. Grandparents are Mark Sirico of Monett, Mo., Carol Kelley of Pine Bluff, Ark., and Chris and Debra Colyer of Lebo. The great-grandmothers are Irene Mishler and Mary Sirico of Emporia, Paul and Betty Sweetman of Lebo, and Dawn Colyer of Phoenix, Ariz.
Aaliyah Diem Johnson
Andrew Johnson and Julia McCullough are the parents of a daughter, Aaliyah Diem Johnson, born Nov. 5, 2006, at Newman Regional Health. Aaliyah has a sister Cadance Marie. Grandparents are David and Joyce McCullough of Emporia and Donna Gregory of Topeka. The great-grandparents are Jean McCullough of Emporia, Paul and Burdette Finn of El Reno, Okla., Courtland and Marie Berry of Lees Summit and Bill and Carol Gregory of Wichita.