WEATHER: (December 12, 2013) THURSDAY – High yesterday afternoon was 38 at 4:00; this morning’s low was 20 at 1:00am. KPANcast: Partly cloudy, a little breezy.

LOCAL: A huge fire burned out of control for several hours Tuesday afternoon at Mission Dairy, destroying hundreds of tons of livestock feed. No one was injured and no structures were affected. The fire – also fueled by southwest wind over 30 mph and relative humidity of 8% - burned across a half-mile of alfalfa and corn-stalk hay, ensilage and cotton burrs in stacks and piles; volunteer firefighters were on scene for 12 hours, and the fire continues to smolder……..The FDA is asking pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily stop marketing drugs that are important for treating human infection for use in livestock production – an effort to limit antibiotic-resistant disease in humans be decreasing the use of drugs in animals processed for meat……..This is the last week for the AC Hereford Branch Campus at Shirley School. Starting Monday, the staff will begin moving into the new $7 million Amarillo College Hinkson Campus at 1115 West 15^th Street, and the spring semester begins January 21 at the new facility…….Funeral services are pending at Hereford Heritage for Beverly House, age 49, who died yesterday…….. Graveside services for Della Mercer, age 71, are at 10:00 today at West Park Cemetery. She was a care-giver and medical aide who had lived in Hereford since 1958……..HHS students will present the musical “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” today and Friday at 7:00pm at the high school auditorium. Tickets are $5……..KPAN salutes Connie Urbanczyk as the Good Neighbor of the Day…….First National Bank at 301 West Third, 403 North 25-Mile Avenue and in Friona.

KPAN PUN: I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt.

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