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SUSCEPTIBLE SORTS--Diminutive cackling geese such as this one that are common on the Hereford Aquatic Park Pond are particularly susceptible to avian flu currently making the rounds. Exercise caution if you find goose carcasses or encounter wild geese that don't flee from humans as they normally do.

SUSCEPTIBLE SORTS--Diminutive cackling geese such as this one that are common on the Hereford Aquatic Park Pond are particularly susceptible to avian flu currently making the rounds. Exercise caution if you find goose carcasses or encounter wild geese that don't flee from humans as they normally do.

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Avian Bird Flu precautions issued for Hereford area

Jim Steiert
Friday, December 12, 2025
You may have been strolling at the Hereford Aquatic Center pond recently, or just driven up close for a look at the geese, and noticed that some birds didn’t flee. Perhaps you noticed a dead goose either on the pond shoreline, or on the surrounding landscape.
HEREFORD WRESTLING

HEREFORD WRESTLING

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HEREFORD WRESTLING

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Randall Ruckus results: Layla Ortiz 2nd Qalatre Garcia 3rd Janielle Hill 5th Zane Montelongo 6th Domenique Rodriguez 8th
VALERIE VITELA

VALERIE VITELA

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Whiteface of the Week

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Saturday, December 6, 2025
"Valerie is the kind of athlete every coach hopes for. A dedicated cheerleader who also maintains a job outside of school, she still shows up every day ready to give her absolute best. She is one of the hardest- working students I’ve ever known.
HISD SCOREBOARD

HISD SCOREBOARD

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HISD SCOREBOARD

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Lady Whiteface Basketball ScoresHereford 59, Childress 33 Mia Gomez 18 points, 1 Assist Samantha Grajeda 14 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds Hereford 50, Farwell 37 Azlyn Zaller 17 points Samantha Grajeda 15 pointsHostile Herd scoresNov.
SKY MAGIC--Whether the wait is for sunrise sandhill cranes, or mallards or geese, the interval from night to dawn brings nature's masterpiece of colors and shading sufficient to leave one awestruck and mindful of the Maker of these wonders. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

SKY MAGIC--Whether the wait is for sunrise sandhill cranes, or mallards or geese, the interval from night to dawn brings nature's masterpiece of colors and shading sufficient to leave one awestruck and mindful of the Maker of these wonders. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

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Starlight on indigo is a pre-dawn waterfowling spectacle

Jim Steiert
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Duck and goose hunting is of common practical necessity a pursuit involving early morning rituals. Rising long before the sun makes its appearance in the east, driving to the lake or field by headlights, and setting decoys in what seems, at first, pitch darkness, are all requisite.
Hereford’s Lady Whiteface JV Maroon snagged second place and JV White took 3rd at the Dimmitt Tournament. Left, the Hereford JV White defeated Frenship in a tournament earlier this season for the consolation championship.

Hereford’s Lady Whiteface JV Maroon snagged second place and JV White took 3rd at the Dimmitt Tournament. Left, the Hereford JV White defeated Frenship in a tournament earlier this season for the consolation championship.

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Hereford’s Lady Whiteface JV Maroon

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
PRESSURE BEARS WATCHING--Sandhill cranes are a familiar feature of fall and winter days in the Panhandle and South Plains, their trilling bugling equated by the great naturalist Alldo Leopold to 'the trumpet call of evolution.' A challenging but rewarding bird to hunt over decoys, their harvest is being watched closely by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

PRESSURE BEARS WATCHING--Sandhill cranes are a familiar feature of fall and winter days in the Panhandle and South Plains, their trilling bugling equated by the great naturalist Alldo Leopold to 'the trumpet call of evolution.' A challenging but rewarding bird to hunt over decoys, their harvest is being watched closely by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

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Hunting pressure on sandhill cranes bears watchfulness

Jim Steiert
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Years ago, very few people hunted sandhill cranes in the Panhandle and South Plains. That has changed dramatically in the last 10-15 years as the sportiness of hunting them over decoys and their culinary quality has been recognized.

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Hunter, community breakfast is December 6 at FMC

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Saturday, November 22, 2025
With pheasant prospects somewhat improved, the stage is set for the 28th year for the Celebration Class and others of First Methodist Church of Hereford to host their big Pheasant Hunters and Community Breakfast from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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