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Hello World: Oct. 6, 2012
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Kathy Bennett, Shullsburg, is the parent of a boy, Noah Michael McGowan, born Oct. 3, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County, Darlington. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 1/2 inches long. He joins siblings Madisyn, 11, and Brooklyn, 6. Grandparents are Weslyn and Gary James, Darlington, and the late Michael McGowan. Great-grandparents are Jack and Connie Teasdale, Pecatonica, Ill, and the late Robert and Verlene McGowan.

Justin and Erin Kean, Ankeny, Iowa, are the parents of a girl, Jada Maeve, born Sept. 27, 2012 at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. She joins brother Grady, 20 months. Grandparents are Denny and Deb Larson, South Wayne, and Joe and Janet Kean, Norwalk, Iowa. Great-grandparents are Hans Geissbuhler, Darlington; Evelyn Larson, Monroe; John and Marlene Kean, Norwalk, Iowa; Robert Anderson, Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Robert and Jennifer McLoud, Monroe, are the parents of a girl, Natalie Leanne, born Sept. 23, 2012 at Monroe Clinic hospital, Monroe. She joins sister, Makensie, 6, and brother, Tyler, 1. Grandparents are Lavern and Laura Mahlkuch, Monroe; Phyllis McLoud, Monroe; and Robert McLoud Sr., South Wayne.