Good Morning Mehlville: St. Louis County Redistricting

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're still under an excessive heat warning until 7 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service. However, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly after 1 p.m. Before that, it's going to be sunny and hot with a high around 98 degrees. The heat index is supposed to be as high as 111. 
  
  

• Gas: Sam's Club is back down to $3.50, with the Phillips 66 and Quick Trip at $3.51 and $3.52, according to stlouisgasprices.com. 
  
  
• Later today, we'll have a story about the possible redistricting of St. Louis County from the 2010 census. Do you think the boundaries should change? 
  
   

• At last night's MFPD board meeting, board member Bonnie Stegman said they were starting to look into search firms for a new chief, but made no formal decisions.
  
  
• Riddle (courtesy of riddles.com): What has roots that nobody sees, is taller than trees, up it goes, and yet never grows?