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• Thinking about firefighting? See how Mehlville pay stacks up regionally.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Hot with clouds and sun, with a high of 96 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunshine, very warm and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• St. Louis fire department launches recruitment push amid staffing shortage (firstalert4.com) — Mehlville residents considering a fire service career may want to compare pay, as the St. Louis Fire Department is urgently recruiting to fill an 80-person staffing gap while Mehlville's starting salary is highlighted as higher at $69,000. St. Louis officials stress the job's physical demands but say response times remain strong, and they're encouraging applicants aged 18–33 to apply by the Oct. 2 deadline.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mehlville

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Tuesday September 22
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Let's Go Camping!
  Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am
• Volleyball Game (Away)
  Premier Charter School, 5279 Fyler Ave, St. Louis
  4:15 pm
• Volleyball Game @ Premier Charter
  Premier Charter School, 5279 Fyler Ave, St. Louis
  4:15 pm
• Flag Football vs Wydown
  Hancock Middle School, 243 W Ripa Ave, St. Louis
  4:15 pm
Thursday September 24
• Parents as Teachers Potty Training Presentation
  John Cary Early Childhood Center, 3155 Koch Rd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Let's Go Camping!
  Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am
• OHS Meet the Principals
  OHS Stadium
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Let's Go Camping!
  Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am
Thursday October 1
• Mehlville Early Childhood PBIS Night
  John Cary Early Childhood Center, 3155 Koch Rd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Let's Go Camping!
  Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 19
• PAT - Things That Go
  John Cary Early Childhood Center, 3155 Koch Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am
• Historic Weapons Demonstrations
  Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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Kirkwood

• Kirkwood considers extending downtown parking limits (kmov.com)
• Poets and Poems: Robert McDowell and 'The Excellent Assembly' (blogspot.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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