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In today's newsletter:
- How Mehlville's baby boxes just earned a major regional honor
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• MFPD chief honored for installation of baby boxes (callnewspapers.com) — Mehlville Fire Protection District Chief Brian Hendricks has been honored for leading the installation of two Safe Haven Baby Boxes in the district, giving parents a safe, anonymous way to surrender infants. His work not only launched Missouri's first baby box in Mehlville but also helped other communities replicate the life-saving program statewide. 
📸 Around Mehlville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mehlville
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- Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Fall Fun
Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
9:30 am - OHS Homecoming Parade
Oakville Sr. High Saint Louis, MO 63129
4:00 pm - Family Camping Party hosted by MOMS Club
John Cary Early Childhood Center, 3155 Koch Rd, St. Louis
5:00 pm - OHS Homecoming Football Game
Oakville Sr. High Saint Louis, MO 63129
7:00 pm - Parents as Teachers Playdate @ The Crossing
The Crossing at Grant's Trail, 2760 Union Rd, St. Louis
10:00 am - Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Fall Fun
Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
9:30 am - Volleyball Game (Away)
Ferguson Middle School, 701 January Ave, Ferguson
4:00 pm - Girls JV Volleyball @ University City High School
Hancock Sr. High, 7401 Balson Ave, Saint Louis
4:30 pm - Girls Varsity Volleyball @ University City High School
Hancock Sr. High, 7401 Balson Ave, Saint Louis
5:30 pm
Friday October 9
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
📣 Mehlville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mehlville Board of Education Meeting →
Mehlville School District, 2900 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis
6:30 pm - Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Fall Fun
Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
9:30 am - History talk: Hardscrabble
Ulysses S Grant National Park, 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Affton
- South County municipalities, schools set 2026 tax rates (callnewspapers.com)
- South County Community Calendar: Week of Friday, Oct. 9 through Thursday, Oct. 15 (callnewspapers.com)
Webster Groves
- Killeen council set to vote on Peoples as city manager; Her contract is signed with 720 sick hours accrued on Day 1 (kdhnews.com)
- International Association of Fire Fighters has censured Killeen's top pick for city manager — Is that a problem? (kdhnews.com)
- Plahn, Raymond J. (kutisfuneralhomes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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