WEATHER: (April 15, 2026) WEDNESDAY – High yesterday was 82° at 4:00; this morning’s low was 48° at 7:00. KPANcast: Mostly sunny and breezy with a high near 78°. FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
LOCAL: Xcel Energy announced yesterday that they put two new solar generation units online with a 222-megawatt combined generation capacity. The Plant X Solar replaces two natural gas-fueled units at the Earth, TX, power plant. The installation features 150 megawatts of solar generation with a planned addition of a 150-megawatt surplus battery energy storage system. The addition at the Cunningham Generating Station near Hobbs, NM, features a 72-megawatt solar facility and a 36-megawatt surplus storage system……Herd Baseball routed the Rangers of Perryton yesterday, 18-2. Gavin Hill had 6 K’s in the win and batted in two on a double. Brix Machen hammered a homer for the Herd when he landed one on La Plata Dr., over the left field fence. The Whitefaces are 8-3 in district play and currently sit alone in 3rdplace. They’re on the road to Randall on Friday……Funeral services for Edgar “Ed” Hartley, age 93, are Friday at 10:00 at the First Baptist Church. Visitation and viewing is tomorrow afternoon from 4:00-6:00 at Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home. Ed was a longtime Hereford resident and had worked at Deaf Smith Electric Coop for 25 years. Ed cherished moments with his family, particularly his grandchildren. He died on Monday in Hereford……KPAN salutes Nora Pesina as the Good Neighbor of the Day……A team as committed to your goals as you are – Kevin Knight Edward Jones.
KPAN Pun: I came, I saw, I made it to Wednesday.