Today in History
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:00am
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2021. There are 135 days left in the year.
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Former Trainer Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:00am
JUNCTION CITY (AP) — A former high school athletic trainer in Junction City has been sentenced to two months in a county jail and three years’ probation for sending obscene photos and text messages to an underage student. Brandon Martino, 30, was sentenced Monday in a Geary County courtroom after pleading no contest last month to a single count of sexual exploitation of a child. Martino’s license to serve as an athletic trainer was suspended in July by a state licensing board after an investigation found he had sent sexually explicit text messages and nude images of himself to the student. Martino was suspended from his Junction City High School job following his arrest in January.
Parents Of 3-Year-Old Who Died At Dentist Office Sue
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:00am
WICHITA (AP) — The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died after a procedure to pull teeth at a Wichita dentist’s office filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday.
FROM THE DESK OF ALLEN DINKEL
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:00am
It was the fall of 1970 when Clarence Dinkel decided to buy a brandnew farm truck. He decided it was time to upgrade from the 1947 GMC that held about 210 bushels of wheat to a larger Chevy that could haul about 350 bushels of wheat. His 14-year-old son jumped into the cab of truck and even though he was impressed with the new truck, that was large for that time, the son looked at Clarence and asked, “Where is the radio?” He replied that we would put one in after wheat harvest the next summer.