New Arrival

A son was born on Jan. 24, 2007, to Larry Shepard and Stephanie White of Emporium. Koby Michael Shepard arrived at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, weighing eight pounds, six ounces.

He joins brothers Bryan, Zane and Nate, and sisters Lakin and Shayna.

Maternal grandparents are Deb and Hank Stover of Point Pleasant, W. Va. and Ron and Nancy Braden of Akron, Ohio. Paternal grandparents are Neil and Alvina Shepard of Conneautville. Dorothy Stover of Emporium is the baby's great-grandmother.