WEATHER: (December 23, 2024) MONDAY – High yesterday was 69° at 3:00; this morning’s low was 42° at 7:00. KPANcast: Partly cloudy with a high in the upper 50s.
LOCAL: Longtime Hereford resident, R.C. Hoelscher, made history last week when he donated the largest one-time-gift to the Christmas Stocking Fund for $35,000. Hoelscher’s gift pushes the year’s total to $75,995, and is approaching the single-season record of $81,387……County Commissioners meet for a short, 6-item, agenda tomorrow morning at 9:00 at the courthouse……TxDOT has officially opened the Main Street bridge south of Hereford. It was opened to traffic on Friday morning after work began in April of this year. Some cosmetics and finishing touches will be added to the bridge and road……Funeral services for Don Clements, age 80, are Friday at 10:00 at the First Baptist Church. Don was a longtime Hereford resident and worked in the animal health industry for many years. He died on Friday in Hereford……Funeral services for Lois Matchett, age 92, are Friday at 2:00 at the First Baptist Church. She worked for HISD for 26 years. Visitation will be at the church beginning at 1:00 on Friday. She died last Wednesday in Amarillo……The Lady Whitefaces beat Pampa, 49-33, on Friday night in district basketball. They move to 2-2 in district play. The Herd fell to the Harvesters, 58-40, on Friday. They fall to 0-2 in district play……The Cowboys won in an almost given away game over Tampa Bay yesterday, 26-24……KPAN salutes Matt Marquez as the Good Neighbor of the Day……WT Services is now offering 1 Gig internet for $79.95. Call us today at 806-360-9000 to upgrade.
KPAN Pun: Why has no one pushed Carlos Santa-na to make a Christmas album?