Lawrence Journal-World 10-03-2015

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un enthusiasts in Lawrence may have a new reason to get excited in the near future. A longtime Lawrence businessman is working on plans to open an indoor firing range and Inside: An gun shop. Rick Sells, update on the prospects of the former a new police owner of headquarters Lawrence proposal. 2A Athletic Club, has filed plans at City Hall for a new gun business to be located in an industrial building near the new intersection of 31st and Haskell. The deal isn’t done yet, and Sells declined to discuss his plans, but he’s filed paperwork with the planning department seeking a zoning change that would accommodate the business. Plans call for the business to be located at 1021 E. 31st St., although my understanding is he’s also evaluating another location in town for the business. According to the details provided in the plan, the “Shooters Gun Club” would provide an indoor shooting range, gun sales and a repair shop. Sells is seeking to go into a vacant industrial building, but its current general industrial zoning doesn’t allow for retail gun sales. He and the building’s owner are seeking rezoning to a lesser industrial zoning that would allow for retail gun sales.

THE RIDE OF HIS LIFE Lawrence cyclist sets cross-Kansas record The record time to beat for the more-than-400-mile trip was 29 hours and 52 minutes, set by Tim s the sun hit the eastern edge of Parks of McPherson in July 1993. Kansas early Friday morning, Ash- Lambie’s hope was to complete the ton Lambie felt a burst of energy. journey in 24 hours. That spark was a welcome Friday morning, he rolled over feeling, Lambie said. After all, he the Kansas-Missouri border after already had been cycling in the dark 23 hours and 53 minutes of nearfor more than 12 hours, traveling constant pedaling, shattering the hundreds of miles. old record by nearly six hours and “I was a little more with it after even beating his personal goal by the sun came up,” he said. “I was several minutes. kind of rebooted. It’s a huge motiva“I was super stoked when I crossed tor, that’s for sure.” the border,” Lambie told the JournalThursday morning, Lambie began World on Friday night. “I knew I was pedaling his Specialized bicycle along going to beat it, but I set that benchthe side of a highway at the Colorado- mark for myself with 24 hours, and I Kansas border. His goal: To cycle knew it was going to be close.” east across the state of Kansas faster Please see RIDE, page 4A than anybody before him.

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IRS, feds mum on Farmer allegations Just Food reported $52,000 misused to authorities Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos

Top: Ashton Lambie, of Lawrence, rides into a strong headwind 163 miles into his journey crossing Kansas west-to-east by bicycle. Left: The Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop employee set an unofficial record of 23 hours, 53 minutes.

Two weeks after Just Food announced it had asked its attorney to forward findings regarding the alleged financial misconduct of the food bank’s former executive director, Jeremy Farmer, Lawrence to the proper police are not authorities, involved in any the issue of investigation whether an investigation into Farmer is underway and have not remains been asked unclear. In Septo be, tember, Just a spokesman Food board said Friday. representatives told the Journal-World their own investigation of financial records found that Farmer allegedly made unauthorized payments to himself of more than $52,000 in salary and benefits over a two-year period. The report of mismanagement came a month after Farmer abruptly resigned as the head of Just Food and as mayor of Lawrence after it came to light that more than $61,000 in federal and state payroll taxes went unpaid while Farmer served as the executive director of the food bank.

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JEREMY FARMER resigned as Just Food’s executive director in August.

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