Dave and Sara Lyon of Newton announce the birth of their son, Matthew Stephen Lyon, at 4:55 p.m. July 11, 2011, at Newton Medical Center.

He weighed 8 lbs., 2.4 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

Ray and Marilyn Cook of Newton and Bruce and Teri Lyon of Wichita are his grandparents. Earl and Lucy Janzen of Peabody and F.W. and Juanita Sowers of Leon are his great-grandparents.