Adventist Health Tulare will close obstetrics department June 6

Editors note: This article was updated Tuesday 3/12/24 1:00pm Adventist Health will temporarily stop providing obstetrics services in Tulare on June 6, though hospital representatives told the Valley Voice that emergency services, including emergency baby deliveries, would still be available. Adventist Health hasn’t closed the door on babies permanently in Tulare: officials say they are […]

Adventist Health Tulare to temporarily pause obstetrics services, according to internal memo

Since this article was published, Adventist Health announced that services will temporarily cease on June 6. Additionally, this article was updated to clarify that births at the hospital that started in the ER were subsequently moved to the hospital’s birthing center. Expecting mothers in Tulare should plan to give birth in Visalia or Porterville — […]

Mudslinging and dirty politics – including accusations of racial bias – descend on South Valley’s politics

This article has been updated to reflect comments made at the Tulare County Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Tuesday, February 27. No one can escape the negative campaign detritus landing in our mailboxes, being sent to our cell phones, floating through social media, and arriving through the radio waves. And it’s getting ugly. Through insinuation […]

Tulare County supervisorial candidates Larry Micari and Joe Soria face off on the issues

 It was standing room only at the Tulare County Board of Supervisors candidates’ forum on Wednesday night. About 70 people were in attendance at the Exeter Veterans Memorial Building to listen to incumbent Larry Micari and his challenger Joe Soria discuss the issues facing District 1, which includes Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay, Poplar, Strathmore, Woodville […]