WEATHER: ( February 3, 2012 ) FRIDAY – High yesterday afternoon was 58 at 4:00 with southeast wind to 36 mph; this morning’s low was 37 at 7:00 . KPANcast: Partly cloudy, turning windy. Colder this weekend.

LOCAL: Hereford High School moves into District 4-4A in the fall of 2012 under the biennial realignment of the state’s high schools announced yesterday by the University Interscholastic League. The Whitefaces will compete with Plainview , Frenship, Lubbock High, Lubbock Monterrey and San Angelo Lakeview in athletic and academic events. Teams in District 3-4A will be Amarillo High, Caprock, Palo Duro, Canyon, Randall and Dumas…....The Whiteface basketball teams are at home tonight for 3-4A games with Plainview . The Lady Bulldogs are ranked #18 in Texas in 4A; the Plainview boys are tied for second place in the district. KPAN AM-FM will have live coverage of both varsity games from Whiteface Gym starting at 5:52pm today……Retail gasoline prices jumped 13 cents the past week in Texas to an average price of $3.38 a gallon; the nationwide price is $3.45. Prices in Hereford are the lowest in Texas at around $3.12 a gallon……The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale opens today at Deaf Smith Library with bargain prices on hardback and paperback books, CDs and DVDs, magazines and other materials. The members-only sale is 5:00-7:00 today and the sale for the general public begins Saturday at 9:00am…….A pesticide applicator training session is set Monday 9:00-1:00 at Texas AgriLife Extension with a $10 fee. Testing for the state license will be next Thursday in Amarillo ……KPAN salutes Rosie Medeles as the Good Neighbor of the Day……Your pickup takes a beating everyday – make it last with a Rhino Liner from Whiteface Rhino Liners.

KPAN PUN: The path of civilization is paved with tin cans.

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