Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah announced last week that baby boy Marcus Wesley Back was the first-born baby of the new year at the facility. He was born on Saturday, Jan. 2, weighing 9 pounds and measuring 21 inches. He is the son of Lauren and Samuel Back of Harmony, Minn., and joins his older brother. (submitted photo)

First baby of 2021 at Winneshiek Medical Center