WEATHER: (January 3, 2025) FRIDAY – High yesterday was 63° at 3:00; this morning’s low was 22° at 8:00. KPANcast: Sunny skies with a high near 63°.
LOCAL: The Christmas Stocking Fund received an unprecedented amount of donations during the 2024 campaign totaling $89,422.86. The record amount marks the 4th consecutive year the CSF has set a new fundraising record. The stocking fund has been coordinated by a group of anonymous volunteers since 1986…… Hereford and Borger will take to the hardwood tonight for a pair of district basketball games. The Lady Whitefaces are sitting at 2-2 in district play and facing a 1-3 Lady Bulldog team. The Whitefaces and the Bulldogs will both be looking for their first district win tonight on the boys side. The Lady Herd tipoff at 6:00 and the guys will follow. KPAN AM-FM will have live coverage with pre-game beginning at 5:50……Funeral services for Rhoda “Michelle” Cervantez, age 49, are today at 2:00 at San Jose Catholic Church. Michelle was a lifelong Hereford resident who especially enjoyed family gatherings. She died on Monday in Hereford…… ……A fatal accident happened on New Year’s Day at 12:21 in the afternoon on I-40 a few miles east of Adrian. Asaph Mecklenburg, an 18-year-old male from Pagosa Springs, CO, was traveling east in the westbound lanes when he struck a 2023 Ford Bronco head-on in his 2013 Hyundai Veloster. The driver of the Bronco was transported to NWTX with serious injuries. Mecklenburg was pronounced deceased on the scene……KPAN salutes Rebecca Gerhardt as the Good Neighbor of the Day……More than just tires – wheels and service too! Tireworks Tire Pros.