Midwestern State University could benefit from more student housing in 2018, but not on campus. Will Kelty owns the old Crescent Hotel in downtown Wichita Falls and is working to turn 110 of the hotel’s rooms into dorm rooms by July 1.

On Tuesday, the Wichita Falls City Council will consider spending $880,000 on a new fire suppression system. The 4B board told Kelty they would pay for the work as long as it was open for the next school year.

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