WEATHER: (January 14, 2026) WEDNESDAY – High yesterday was 70° at 3:00; this morning’s low was 37° at 6:00. KPANcast: Partly cloudy and cooler with a high near 54°.
LOCAL: The Christmas Stocking Fund received a record number of donations for the 5th straight year in 2025. The total stands at $90,490 for the 46th edition of Hereford’s Hometown Holiday Charity, beating out the 2024 total of $89,422.86. The 2024 and 2025 fundraising efforts were aided by the largest one-time gift in CSF history; an anonymous $35,000 donation. The grand total stands at $1,242,918.54……The Lady Herd took down the Rettes of Perryton in 4-4A basketball last night. Mia Gomez had 28 points in the road-win, including seven 3 pointers. Hereford now sits at 5-1 in district play currently tied with Randall for 2nd place. The Lady Whitefaces and Lady Raiders take to the floor this Friday night at Whiteface Gym……The Herd took it down to the wire before falling to the Rangers, 50-53. Brix Machen led all scorers with 19 points. The Whitefaces drop to 1-3 in district play……#15 Texas Tech is back at home tonight and will host Utah in conference play. Tipoff is set for 8:00 and KPAN AM-FM will have live coverage with pre-game beginning at 7:00 from Lubbock……KPAN salutes Samantha Lookingbill as the Good Neighbor of the Day……A team as committed to your goals as you are – Kevin Knight Edward Jones.
KPAN Pun: Wednesday is proof that survival is an art form.