Bryson Taylor Bassett, a boy, was born at 7:22 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at Mercy Health Center to Ashley Bassett, Fort Scott. He weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Kerry Speer and Dennis Speer, Joplin, Mo., and Glenda Bassett, Fort Scott.