Archive - Jul 28, 2011 - News Article
Like practically everyone else in Big Spring, Howard College officials are struggling to find ways to get by with less water.
The college is looking at ways to abide by a recent 20 percent cut in water deliveries from Colorado River Municipal Water District and the city's mandate to limit outside watering to only one day, trustees learned during their Monday meeting.
Executive Vice President Terry Hansen said one of the problems the college is facing is that recent construction projects have skewed water usage figures.
Just because school's out doesn't mean the time for learning is over.
The Heritage Museum is taking a week of summer to teach youth something a little different than what they would normally learn in a classroom. For three days, 12 youngsters will learn how to crochet, embroider, simple sew, cook, decorate a cake and other types of artful skills.
Janet Abner, summer education projects coordinator for the museum, brought the idea to the table.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. today:
• MYRELL SIMPSON JR., 37, of 3210 Auburn, was arrested Wednesday on charges of failure to identify as a fugitive – giving false information and a warrant from another agency.
• THEFT was reported:
In the 3600 block of N. Highway 87.
In the 400 block of S. Gregg Street.
• BURGLARY OF A HABITATION was reported in the 1100 block of E. 14th Street.
The Howard County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity:
