WEATHER: (January 22, 2019) TUESDAY – High yesterday afternoon was 68̊ at 4:00 with southwest wind to 30 mph; this morning’s low was 31̊ at 8:00. KPANcast: Windy and much colder with snow flurries possible.

LOCAL: Deaf Smith County Commissioners are meeting this morning at the courthouse to discuss a 7-item agenda, including unfunded state mandates, a multijurisdictional hazard mitigation plan and precinct responsibility realignment……..A Hereford man died Saturday afternoon in an Amarillo hospital from injuries sustained in a highway mishap late Thursday night in rural Castro County. Texas DPS says Jose Miguel Ortega, age 29, lost control of his SUV on a curve on FM 2392 about 3 miles west of Dimmitt just before midnight Thursday. The vehicle overturned twice and Ortega, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. Ortega was a truck driver who lived south of Hereford on FM 1055………The 12-14 Lady Whitefaces host Roswell Goddard in non-district basketball today with a 6:00 varsity game at Whiteface Gym at Hereford Junior High…….The Hereford Lions Club will name Hereford’s 73^rd Citizen of the Year at the annual Chamber Banquet February 7. Nominating letters for the award are being accepted until 5:00 today at the chamber office on Main Street. Advance tickets to the banquet are $30 and available at the chamber office and at local financial institutions………The #14-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders face the Kansas State Wildcats in Big 12 basketball at 6:00 today in Manhattan, with live coverage on KPAN AM-FM starting at 5:30………KPAN salutes Kevin Bunch as the Good Neighbor of the Day……..Deep discounts on existing Ford inventory this week at Your Dealer for the People, Whiteface Ford.

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