Daughter born to Blairs

Adam and Amber Blair are parents of a daughter, Ally Madison, born Feb. 9, at 11:53 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Proud Grandparents are J.R. and Kathie Blair of Ashland and Paula Howe of Kincaid.

Great-grandparents are Paul and Wanda Williams of Ashland, Bill and Helen Blair of Petersburg, and the late Christine Blair and Paul and Sandy Bandy of Kincaid.

Spears' celebrate 25th wedding anniversary

Brad and Linda (Fischer) Spears celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Feb. 23. They were united in marriage at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Beardstown, Feb. 23, 1985, with the Rev. James H. Beaty officiating.

They are the parents of three children, Brittney (husband, Juan) Felix, Brandy and Brady. They have two granddaughters, Briley and Natalyn, all of Beardstown.

Brad is a carpenter and Linda works at Pactiv Corporation in Jacksonville.