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24-Year-Old Given Months To Live Without Insurance...has pushed more and more farmers out of work and into food bank lines, reports Rich Rodriguez of KMOH news. The agricultural town of Mendota has an unemployment rate of 38 percent; neighboring Firebaugh is at 24 percent. Food banks have... In this article: Cancer, Mendota, Recession, KMOH, Acute myeloid leukemia, Orange County Register, and Utah Valley University |
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CNN | November 05, 2009
Police: Teen admits drowning 4-year-old
...Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims told reporters Monday. The parents called police, who searched the neighborhood and nearby parks in Mendota, 33 miles west of Fresno, she said. Soon, the FBI was called in. On Saturday, authorities...
In this article: California, U.S., Parole, E mail, FBI, and Mendota, California
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boston.com - Education news | November 04, 2009
Affidavit: Teen says he killed boy found in dryer
Police said searchers found Alex Mercado on Saturday stuffed in the clothes dryer in the small farm town of Mendota. The affidavit said Castro, a student at Mendota Junior High School, initially told police he knew nothing of the boy's...
In this article: Arraignment, California, and Miranda Rights
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San Jose Mercury News | November 04, 2009
'He's a good boy,' says mother of suspect in Mendota 4-year-old's killing
...charge a 14-year-old boy as an adult today in Fresno County Superior Court in the slaying of 4-year-old Alex Christopher Mercado of Mendota. But Raul Renato Castro's mother said justice won't be served by prosecuting him as an adult.
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Kansas City Star | November 03, 2009
CA teen charged with murder in death of 4-year-old
...Sheriff Margaret Mims says the body of 4-year-old Alex Christopher Mercado was found Saturday in the 14-year-old's family home in Mendota. Earlier Tuesday, Fresno County authorities said Alex was drowned before being stuffed in the...
In this article: California and Fresno
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USATODAY.com | November 02, 2009
4-year-old Calif. boy's body found in dryer
MENDOTA, California (AP) Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing.
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ABC | November 02, 2009
4-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In Dryer
Boy, 14, Arrested In Connection With Death POSTED: 8:41 am PST November 2, 2009 UPDATED: 8:47 am PST November 2, 2009 MENDOTA, Calif. -- The body of a missing 4-year-old boy in Fresno County was found in the clothes dryer of a...
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 02, 2009
4-year-old Fresno County boy found slain in dryer
...of a missing 4-year-old boy in Fresno County was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said...
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Fox News | November 02, 2009
4-Year-Old Boy's Body Found in Dryer
Updated: Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 5:46 AM CST Published : Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 5:43 AM CST MENDOTA, Calif. - Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home and a...
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Mendota is a city located in north-central Illinois in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The city has 7,272 residents, and is the fifth largest city in LaSalle County. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area. The current mayor is David W. Boelk, an independent elected to a four year term in April 2005.
Mendota is served by U.S interstate 39, U.S. Route 34, U.S. Route 52, and by many state highways including Illinois Route 251. There is also daily train service by Amtrak at the Mendota (Amtrak station) to Chicago and also to points west on the Illinois Zephyr, Carl Sandburg, and Southwest Chief routes.
Helen E. Hokinson, cartoonist for The New Yorker from 1925 until her death in 1949, was born and raised in Mendota. Former Minnesota Vikings runningback Bill Brown was also born and raised in Mendota. Wartburg College (now located in Waverly, Iowa) was located in Mendota from 1875 to 1885.
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