WEATHER: (October 25, 2024) FRIDAY – High yesterday was 89° at 4:00; this morning’s low was 46° at 7:00. KPANcast: Mostly sunny and cool with a high near 70°.
LOCAL: The 1-1 Whitefaces face the 1-1 Demons in 2-4A football tonight at Whiteface Stadium. A picturesque Autumn evening will be on-tap with a kickoff temp of 63° with light east/southeast winds. Dumas is coming off a win over Canyon last week and Hereford off a close loss to Randall. Kickoff is set for 7:00 and KPAN AM-FM will have live coverage with pregame at 6:45……Deaf Smith County Grand Jurors met on Wednesday and indicted 12 persons to stand trial on felony charges. Among the charges were driving while intoxicated with a child passenger, possession of a controlled substance between 4-400 grams and felony injury to an elderly person……Funeral services for Charlie Marquez Jr., age 55, will be Monday at 10:00 at San Jose Catholic Church. Charlie was a lifelong Hereford resident and 1988 Hereford High School graduate. Visitation is Sunday from 4:00-8:00 at Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home. He died on Sunday in Cali, Columbia……A murder suspect was brought back to Deaf Smith County on Tuesday and was booked into the DSC Jail on charges of murder, manslaughter and tampering with physical evidence. Daniel De Luna was arrested in Zapata County after warrants were issued out of Deaf Smith County last month. He’s the primary suspect in the May 3rd, 2023, murder of 18-year-old Joe Esquivel Jr…… KPAN salutes Joshua Moore as the Good Neighbor of the Day……From the farm to the football game – Tireworks Tire Pros.
KPAN Pun: Weight loss pills stolen overnight – officers say suspects are still at large.