MADERA — Dr. Geeta Ramesh is a Family Practice Physician with more than a decade of experience working with children, families and seniors in the Central Valley. Dr. Ramesh completed her residency at UCSF Fresno and is accredited by the American Board of Family Medicine. “We are thrilled to welcome an experienced female physician with the professional credentials to care ...

OAKHURST — South Gate Brewing is back with “curbside heaven” — and REV’s Farmhouse is about to return too, with breakfast and lunch to go. This week marks the reopening of two of Oakhurst’s favorite establishments: That’s right, those righteous drafts from Brewmaster Rick can be yours again. And when you need a break from being a short-order cook at ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — If your loved one is in a hospital, nursing home or assisted living facility and management is limiting visitors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, this is what you need to do: Does your loved one have an Advance Health Care Directive? If so find it, see who they named as their agent (the person who ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Whether you are selling a property you have inherited, or just getting ready to move on from the place you raised your family, selling a property brings many emotions. But that doesn’t mean you should just get it over with, you want to do this right, and that means finding a real estate agent with local experience ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Local Realtor Ed Bailey of Ed Bailey Realty in Oakhurst reports that January-through-March 2020 home sales increased significantly compared to sales activity during the same period in 2019. Forty six mountain area homes were sold in Q1 2020, Bailey reported, compared to 36 sales during the same period last year. The median purchase price was $315,875, increasing ...

OAKHURST — A number of area restaurants are still offering curbside takeout and/or delivery, including: Axis Coffee Bar & Eatery 559-795-5450 Buckhorn Saloon & Restaurant 559-877-8700 Casa Velasco 559-683-2272 China Delight 559-641-5888 Cool Bean Cafe 559-683-7575 Coast 2 Coast Pizza 559-683-4653           Deli Delicious 559-683-3033 DiCicco’s 559-641-5588 Ducey’s 559-642-3131 Erna’s Elderberry 559-683-6800 Glow Juicery 559-642-0085 Judy’s ...

OAKHURST — From curbside marketplaces for restaurants to virtual wine tastings, Yosemite’s southern gateway businesses are adapting to meet the changing customer needs in a time when the public is doing its part with social distancing practices. Erna’s Elderberry House Restaurant at the Chateau du Sureau in Oakhurst wants to bring a comforting, nutritious meal to your kitchen. Chef Robert ...

BASS LAKE — It’s no secret the hospitality industry has been hit extremely hard by the COVID-19 crisis. Direct health concerns as well strict restrictions and directives from health officials, including social distancing, sheltering in place and closing the area’s main attraction – Yosemite National Park — has resulted in a significant drop in all tourism-related business. In just the ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Real estate prices in and around eastern Madera County have continued their slow but steady climb over the past decade, according to Ed Bailey of Ed Bailey Realty in Oakhurst. Between 2010 and 2019, the overall gain in the median price of an area home rose 43 percent, Bailey reported this week. The price tag on properties ...

WASHINGTON — Congressman Tom McClintock (R-California, 4th District) has issued a statement sharply critical of H.R. 6201 — the so-called “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” passed by the House in the early hours Saturday morning (March 14). The response came as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 2,997 points Monday — tallying its largest single point drop in history. McClintock, ...