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Clinton Lake resort plan a no-go ———
One state official not ready to give up hope for resort just yet By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
The latest plan for a resort at Clinton Lake State Park has been scrapped by state officials, but the state’s top tourism official said he hopes a new proposal for a Clinton resort will develop. “I’m not ready I know I talked to to give up on it, because I’m one developer who convinced that thought that was type of facility could work just too big. Maybe at Clinton and we want to do some would be great type of boutique hotel for Lawrence,” said Robin Jen- instead.” nison, the state’s secretary of — Robin Jennison, secretary Wildlife, Parks of WIldlife, Parks and Tourism and Tourism. But Jennison confirmed that state officials have rejected the lone application the state received this summer when it put out a request for proposals to build a 175-room hotel, resort and conference center at Clinton Lake State Park
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KANSAS UNIVERSITY JUNIOR ELI BIRZER, of Hutchinson, center, shares the jubilation with thousands of Jayhawk fan as KU basketball newcomers Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid peek out of the fieldhouse to pump up the crowd before the doors opened Friday for Late Night in the Phog. See Sports, Page 1B, and KUSports.com for complete basketball coverage.
Fans fill fieldhouse for Late Night coming season. Somewhere between the women’s basketball players dancing to “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer and comedian Rob Riggle being carried onto the court on a white throne, the 16,000 fans experienced more than a bit
By Nikki Wentling nwentling@ljworld.com
Jayhawk fans erupted into cheers at every chance they got Friday night in Allen Fieldhouse. Applause, yelps and the sounds of noisemakers greeted everything from a Simon Says contest to Bill Self’s speech about the up-
Please see LATE NIGHT, page 5A
Please see RESORT, page 2A
A couple has withdrawn their proposal
to move their pumpkin patch to rural southeast Douglas County. Page 3A
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NAADIR THARPE SHOWS OFF some dance moves during Late Night in the Phog.
Kansas Supreme Court invalidates coal plant permit By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
With ‘VenturePark,’ city hopes there’s a lot in a name By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
A city project to convert the former Farmland Industries fertilizer plant into a business park may end up being a new venture in more ways than one. Lawrence city commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting will con-
sider officially naming the business park Lawrence VenturePark. “What we CITY really wanted COMMISSION to convey with the park is that it is a project with a lot of energy,” said Megan Gilliland, the city’s communications
manager and a member of the team that studied the naming issue. Gregory Thomas, the director of the Center for Design Research at KU, volunteered his services to work with the group seeking a name for the 400plus acre park that is along Kansas Highway 10 on the east side of Lawrence.
Other names considered included: VentureCenter, ReSource Center, Prairie Center, Corporate Business Center, HarvestCenter, Heartland Gateway Center, Element Business Park, Riverview Technology Center, Innovative Industry Center, Spark TechPlease see NAME, page 2A
TOPEKA — A proposed 895-megawatt coalfired power plant in western Kansas was dealt a major setback on Friday as the state Supreme Court overturned the project’s permit. But Sunflower Electric Power Corp., the Hays-based company seeking the permit, said it was not giving up and would try to move the permit process forward. “Sunflower will continue to take the steps necessary to preserve and advance the project, which is one of many resources under consideration to meet the long-term power needs of our member co-ops,” the company said. Still, news of the court’s unanimous decision in the long-running political and legal Please see COAL, page 2A
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A site plan has been filed that practically confirms that Dick’s Sporting Goods is moving into the former Sears building on Iowa Street. Page 3A
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