WEATHER: (May 8, 2026) FRIDAY – High yesterday was 79° at 4:00; this morning’s low was 52° at 5:00. KPANcast:Mostly sunny with a high near 78°.
LOCAL: The Herd would again rely on Ethan Subealdea on the mound to start the Area Championship Series in baseball for Game 1 yesterday. Subealdea gave up six hits in the first two innings including three runs, before he would notch 6 K’s and go three-up-three-down in the 3rd-7th innings. Kayden Alonzo was hot at the plate with two doubles and a single. Hereford was tied heading into the bottom of the 7th when Diego Ortiz would drive in the winning run with a single, 4-3. The Whitefaces and the Riverside Rangers are in Game 2 at 11:00 this morning in Monahans. Game 3 would follow if needed. KPAN AM-FM will have live coverage beginning at 10:50 today……Funeral services for “OPA” Jim Friemel, age 66, are this morning at 11:00 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Umbarger. Jim was a lifelong Umbarger resident who died on Sunday……Funeral services for Trudy Hobbs, age 81, are tomorrow at 10:30 at the Fellowship of Believers Church. Visitation is today from 6:00-8:00 at Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home. Trudy died on Tuesday in Hereford……Funeral services for Linda Castañeda, age 77, are tomorrow at 1:00 at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Linda died on November 16……KPAN salutes Nancy Jacobs as the Good Neighbor of the Day……From the Panhandle to the Permian – get there with Tireworks TirePros.
KPAN Pun: Feeling well vented after a day in the patch.