Mendota federal prison employee is not sure backpay will come quickly
MENDOTA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Thousands of furloughed federal employees returned to work Thursday after 43 days without pay. An anonymous employee at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Mendota told YourCentralValley.com that they missed four paychecks, which forced many to start taking ride-share jobs and dipping into savings. They say they were told on Thursday that they […]
MENDOTA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Mendota Police Department is serving scoops of ice cream to attendees at a community event on Thursday afternoon. "You Got Served an Ice Cream by a COP!" is a community event that organizers hope will bring people out of the heat and into the ice…
MENDOTA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The rural City of Mendota has not had an in-person vote center for California's special election. Mendota Mayor Victor Martinez says being able to vote in person is patriotic and a right everyone should have. "Every community and every city in the county of Fresno should have a…
MENDOTA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The City of Mendota honored award-winning journalist Soudi Jimenez on Saturday with an intimate gathering, celebrating his latest book, Migrant Echoes. Amid the Trump Presidency's ongoing rhetoric surrounding mass deportation and the President's campaign promises, Jimenez says he feels compelled to share migrant stories to disrupt…