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February 18, 2026

Basketball | Soledad boys crowned champions of Cypress Division

SALINAS VALLEY — Riding the wave of a nine-game winning streak, the Soledad High boys basketball team won the school’s third basketball title. Last week...

Funny Papers Again Column | Seven Days in February

Just because February is the shortest month of the year, the calendar reveals it is not without some very interesting and varied days of...

Letter to the Editor | Faith and Action Urged on Ash Wednesday

To the Editor: Today is Ash Wednesday, the day Christians are reminded they will return to the dust from which their sacred teachings say they...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 18, 2026

HARTNELL HONOR ROLL SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College is recognizing the academic excellence of 1,989 students who earned placement on the President’s Honor Roll or...

Gonzales man arrested on suspicion of murder after 911 call

GONZALES — A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding,...

Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Feb. 16, 2026

Rachel Stuercke of King City was named to the Dean’s Honor List at Cedarville University in southwest Ohio for Fall 2025. This recognition requires...

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Steve Wilson
Just because February is the shortest month of the year, the calendar reveals it is not without some very interesting and varied days of note. Let us look at them. From Day One we observe National Freedom Day, a day I also knew little about, in fact had never heard...

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Gonzales man arrested on suspicion of murder after 911 call

GONZALES — A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding,...

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Basketball | Soledad boys crowned champions of Cypress Division

SALINAS VALLEY — Riding the wave of a nine-game winning streak, the Soledad High boys basketball team won the school’s third basketball title. Last week...