WEATHER: (August 8, 2025) FRIDAY – High yesterday was 105° at 4:00; this morning’s low was 70° at 6:00. KPANcast: Hot and breezy with a high near 102°.
LOCAL: Texas’ Tax Free Holiday has begun and will last through midnight on Sunday. Most clothing, shoe and school supply purchases under $100 qualify for the incentive. Items can be purchased in-store or online with retailers doing business in Texas. For a full list of qualifying items visit comptroller.texas.gov……A fundraiser to offset medical expenses for Mike Guerrero will be held tonight at the Spicer Gripp Arena from 6:00-9:00. Food, an auction and live music are all slated for the evening and it’s by donation. Mike was involved in a serious motorcycle accident……A fundraiser for Delilah Schonenburger will be held tomorrow morning beginning at 10:00 at St. Anthony’s. Local sweet corn will be sold to help defray medical expenses from a brain surgery the young Hereford girl underwent to remove a tumor……Funeral services for Tony Flores, age 54, are this morning at 11:00 at San Jose Catholic Church. Tony died on Monday in Amarillo……Graveside services for Carolyn Schumacher, age 67, are tomorrow morning at 10:00 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery……Pray For Our Schools takes place at 10:00 tomorrow morning at the HISD Administration Building……The high yesterday tied the record of 105° set more than a century ago in 1911. Cooler temps will finally prevail tomorrow through the better part of next week……KPAN salutes Jesse Andrade as the Good Neighbor of the Day……From the farm to the freeway – Tireworks TirePros.
KPAN Pun: I’m like a hard boiled egg. Pale, round and sweaty.