WEATHER: (November 7, 2024) THURSDAY – High yesterday was 54° at 4:00; this morning’s low was 36° at 7:00. KPANcast: Rainy and cold. 90% chance of rain today and a 100% chance of rain tonight.
LOCAL: The Lady Whitefaces and the San Elizario Lady Eagles are in the second round of playoff volleyball this afternoon at Denver City High School Gym. Match-time is set for 4:00 and KPAN AM-FM will have live coverage at 3:50……The Whitefaces can clench a District Championship with an 11-point-or-more win over the West Plains Wolves tonight in the district finale. If West Plains wins, they’re the No. 1 seed out of 2-4A. KPAN will re-transmit the Texas Panhandle Sports Network broadcast until the KPAN Krew is on-site in Canyon. The West Texas Countdown to Kickoff will begin at 6:30 followed by a visit with Coach Naron before the live play-by-play is fed this way from Happy State Bank Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:00. Fans be aware the stadium is cashless……Funeral services for Patricia Montgomery, age 93, are Saturday morning at 10:30 at the First Baptist Church. Patricia was a longtime educator and was named the Teacher of the Year at Stanton Junior High in 1978. She died on Sunday……The San Jose Community is under a Boil Water notice. Water for human and pet consumption and use should reach a boil and continue to boil for at least one minute, then cooled……Several feet of snow is expected from Las Vegas to the Enchanted Circle in northern New Mexico. Several inches of rain is predicted in the eastern Panhandle and beneficial amounts are expected in the Hereford area……KPAN salutes Jessica Reyes as the Good Neighbor of the Day……We have roots where others have branches – First National Bank.