Ohio County’s Baby New Year Named After Mariah Carey

Lorain Morning Journal reports that after 26 hours in labor at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria, 16-year-old Krystal Adams had an emergency Caesarean section and gave birth to a girl named Mariah after singer Mariah Carey minutes into the new year at 12:06 a.m., becoming the first baby in Lorain County, Ohio for 2004. ”I’m glad that she’s healthy,” said father Seth Hendrix, 18, of LaGrange. Weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces, baby Hendrix was named Mariah after Adams’ favorite singer, Mariah Carey, she said. The full story at morningjournal.com has since been removed.