WEATHER: (January 16, 2025) THURSDAY – High yesterday was 45° at 2:00; this morning’s low was 22° at 7:00. KPANcast: Sunny with a high near 55°.
LOCAL: Tascosa High School announced that Carley McCracken has taken the head coaching position for the Lady Rebels Volleyball program this week. Coach McCracken held the head job in Hereford from 2020-2023 and was an assistant prior to that. She was also a member of the 2008 State Championship team and is a 2010 HHS graduate……Funeral services for Steve Sanders, age 72, are Saturday at 2:00 at the Hereford Church of the Nazarene. Steve was a lifelong Hereford resident and 1970 HHS graduate. He worked for the Texas Highway Department until his retirement and was a talented musician. He died on Saturday in Hereford……Herd Wrestling is competing at the Caprock Tri-Duals today. Matches begin at 5:00 at Caprock High School……The 2025 Hereford Livestock Show begins tomorrow at the Deaf Smith County Bull Barn. Rabbits are solo tomorrow evening at 6:00 and then the rest of the show will begin Saturday morning at 9:00. The dinner and sale will take place Monday evening at 6:00 at the Hereford Country Club……A couple of fair weather days are on-tap before things turn back to winter by Friday night. Models are indicating a saturated moisture layer which could potentially aid in a snowfall event that produces more than 4 inches Saturday with another round of snowfall slated for Monday. Arctic air will dominate the temps from Saturday afternoon through mid-day Wednesday……KPAN salutes Claudia Flores as the Good Neighbor of the Day……We have roots where others have branches – First National Bank.