WEATHER: (September 18, 2025) THURSDAY – High yesterday was 87° at 4:00; this morning’s low was 57° at 6:00. KPANcast: Partly cloudy with a high near 80°.
LOCAL: Tumbleweed Smith will be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame this year. Bob Lewis, the man behind the show, has been hosting Tumbleweed Smith and the Sound of Texas since 1969 and conducted more than 14,000 interviews. The radio show has been syndicated on stations across the state and a staple of KPAN’s morning program. Tumbleweed’s tapes will go into the Oral History Department at Baylor University. The induction ceremony takes place at the Texas Broadcast Museum in Kilgore, TX, on November 1st……Funeral services for Roger Williams, age 85, are tomorrow at 11:00 at the First Methodist Church. Visitation is today from 4:00-6:00 at Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home……Funeral services for Alice Chavarria, age 83, are tomorrow at 2:00 at St. Anthony’s. Visitation is tomorrow from 11:00-1:00 at Mendez and Mullins……The Hereford Regional Medical Center and Coffee Memorial Blood Center will hold a blood drive tomorrow from 12:00-5:00 at HRMC’s Commons Area. Visit obi.org or call 877-340-8777 to schedule your appointment……A cold front stalled north of the Hereford area yesterday diminishing local storm chances but has since pushed south with light rain along the boundary in the southwestern Panhandle this morning. Cooler temps are in store today before an upper level ridge builds in and warms the area to near the 90° mark by Sunday……KPAN salutes Kelly Williams as the Good Neighbor of the Day……We have roots where others have branches – First National Bank.