Good Morning Mehlville: School Board Tables Salary Increases, Policy Changes

Good morning, Mehlville!

Welcome to our new column that will help you get through the weekday. Every Monday through Friday at 6 a.m., we'll tell you everything ranging from gas prices and traffic alerts to events around town and stories we're working on. Lastly, we'll sign off with something fun to kickstart your morning. 

So before you go to work, wake up the kids or finish your cup of coffee, check out "Good Morning Mehlville." Have a suggestion to make Patch more helpful? Leave a comment or drop me an email at sarah.flagg@patch.com.

• Weather: We could be breaking the norm today with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Before that, it's supposed to be mostly sunny with a high of 95 degrees. The heat index could still reach 107, according to the National Weather Service.

• Gas: Sam's Club is the lowest at $3.49 and the Union and Greenpark Phillips 66 is at $3.52. After that, gas jumps to $3.63 at the Tesson Ferry Quick Trip and $3.67 at the Mobil station on Buckley Road, according to stlouisgasprices.com.
  
  
• A quick wrap-up of the Mehlville school board meeting last night: the board tabled two of its main agenda items and inducted new member . Board policy changes and a 1 percent pay raise for classified (non-teacher) staff will be discussed during or after the board retreat Aug. 13. 
  
  
• Patch has two new bloggers! Please give a warm welcome to education blogger Eric Knost, the Superintendent of the Mehlville School District. Debuting today is Ann Morrow, a certified fitness instructor from Ellipse Fitness who will be blogging about how to keep your lifestyle healthy. If you're interested in blogging, email me at sarah.flagg@patch.com.
  
  
• Question of the day: What is your favorite TV show? Share it in the comments!