Calhoun County, meet the first local baby of 2017.

Caseton James Bull, son of Kayla Tarrell and Gary Bull, was born at 7:57 a.m. Sunday at Oaklawn Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces and measured 20 3/4 inches at birth, according to a news release from the Oaklawn.

Also this week, Bronson Battle Creek released the top names of the roughly 800 babies born at its BirthPlace last year:


  1. Jayden
  2. Brayden
  3. Josiah
  4. Robert
  5. Alexander
  6. Carter
  7. Ethan 
  8. Hunter
  9. Liam
  10. Nolan 


  1. Ava
  2. Emma
  3. Isabella
  4. Hannah
  5. Sophia
  6. Aria
  7. Athena
  8. Aubrey
  9. Ellie
  10. Madison


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