Now that the days are getting colder and gloomier, students may start hitting the tanning salons more often to get rid of their pale faces. For an inexperienced tanner, however, it's often easy to end up with an unwanted sunburn.

For first-time tanners, it's all about what your goal is, said Michelle Grubbs, owner of Max Tan, with four locations in Lincoln.

"We believe in educating our clients," Grubbs said. "For every person that comes in, we find out what their needs are, what they are tanning for, and we go from there."

Max Tan, like many other tanning salons in Lincoln, offers low pressure, medium pressure and high pressure tanning beds, as well as stand-up tanning and spray-on.

In simplest terms, the higher pressure of the bed, the lower the amount of UVB, a burning ray, and the higher the amount of UVA, a bronzing ray.

108-unit apartment project proposed for site near PSU

PITTSBURG, Kan. — When Ben Eastep looks at the 5.5-acre lot at the southwest corner of Ford and Rouse streets, he sees the potential for an apartment complex with a "country club atmosphere.""We're trying to create a real Big 12 feel at a place like Pittsburg State University," said Eastep, whose company, Oxbow Development, of Bettendorf, Iowa, is planning to build a 108-unit apartment complex marketed to students. "We want to have a clubhouse, a pool, tanning beds — all sorts of amenities." 108-unit apartment project proposed for site near PSU By Greg Grisolano

Woman gets nearly 6 years in prison for $7 million theft

Authorities say a Sumter woman who embezzled 7 million dollars from her job to buy vehicles, boats, land and jewelry is facing nearly six years in federal prison. Prosecutors say Angela Timmons must pay back the money she stole from Peace Textile, where she worked as an account manager and finance director for nearly ten years. Peace Textile has sued Timmons, saying she used the stolen money to buy 44 vehicles, including a Porsche, two Mercedes-Benzs, three Hummers, a BMW, a Jaguar, a Corvette and an all-terrain vehicle. The lawsuit says Timmons also bought boats, more than 700,000 dollars in jewelry, golf carts, a tanning bed and a camper. Timmons pleaded guilty to embezzlement earlier this year.