Signs with “Where is Melodee” written on both sides now line the front of the 9-year-old’s Vandenberg Village home.

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A few dozen people from the community came together along Mars Avenue late Sunday afternoon, pushing for answers from the young girl’s mom.

The search for Melodee Buzzard began last week after a school administrator with the Lompoc Unified School District reported the girl’s absence from an independent studies program.

Authorities say Melodee’s mother, Ashlee Buzzard, has been uncooperative with the investigation, adding that a search warrant served at the home last week did not yield answers as to where the girl is.

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