WEATHER: (September 4, 2024) WEDNESDAY – High yesterday was 83° at 4:00; this morning’s low was 56° at 7:00. KPANcast: Partly cloudy and pleasant.
LOCAL: Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and apprehension of Jesus Barrera Gonzalez, age 65. Mr. Gonzalez is wanted in connection with a homicide that took place Monday afternoon at a local feedyard. Mr. Gonzalez is believed to have fled in a tan Ford Ranger and is armed. He’s 5’8”, 200 lbs., and has brown eyes and gray/brown hair. Contact DSCCS at 806-344-2583……The HEDC meets for a regular session today at 4:30 at the Hereford Civic Center. They’ll discuss a 9-item agenda and the meeting is open to the public……Funeral services for Jesse Leon Murray, age 102, are Saturday at 10:00 at the Nazarene Family Church. A viewing is Friday from 10:00-4:00 at Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Murray has been a Hereford resident for almost 30 years and was a WWII and Korean War Veteran. He died on Saturday in Amarillo……A family and friend visitation for Flaco Panchito, age 62, is Friday from 1:00-8:00 at Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home. Flaco was a longtime Hereford resident and truck driver. He loved spending time with his children and especially his grandchildren. He died on Monday in Lamar, CO……KPAN salutes Karen Avalos as the Good Neighbor of the Day……Planning for retirement begins NOW – Kevin Knight Edward Jones.
KPAN Pun: Simba was walking too slow so I told him to Mufasa.