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Hi there, Mehlville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Mehlville firefighters were called to a deadly nearby house fire
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 94, low: 71.
- Thursday: Humid; a stray a.m. t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 1 dead, 1 injured after Jefferson County house fire (kmov.com) — Emergency crews from several departments, including the Mehlville Fire Protection District, responded Sunday to a deadly house fire on Jeanette Drive in Jefferson County, where an 80-year-old man later died and a 90-year-old woman was badly burned. Investigators from the Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office are working to determine what caused the blaze.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mehlville
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- Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Things That Go
Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
9:30 am - 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 - Things That Go
Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
9:30 am
Friday September 11
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Things That Go
John Cary Early Childhood Center Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129, U
9:30 am - Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom
John Cary Early Childhood Center Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129, U
9:30 am - Teaching & Learning and Student Life Board Advisory (conjoined)
Early Childhood Ed Center West Saint Louis, MO 63126
4:00 pm - WOH Girl Scouts 1554 Gr 4 (cafe)
Wohlwend Elem. Saint Louis, MO 63129
6:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Affton School District Saint Louis, MO 63123
7:00 pm - Family Cafe
Specl. School District St. Louis Co. North Tech High School Library, 1700 Derhake Road, Florissant
6:00 pm - BoE Meeting
Webster Groves Saint Louis, MO 63119 - Back to School Block Party
Hagemann Elem. Saint Louis, MO 63128
5:30 pm - Givens PTO Back to School Bash
Dr. Henry Givens Jr. Elementary School, 701 N Rock Hill Rd, St. Louis
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
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🗞 Nearby News
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Kirkwood
- One Of America's Top Pastry Chefs Runs This Unassuming Missouri Neighborhood Bakery (myfamilytravels.com)
St. Louis
- This Missouri Vegetarian Cafe Makes Its Own Seitan And Turns It Into Crispy Chikn Katsu (myfamilytravels.com)
- San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4 (lasvegassun.com)
- Owner speaks out after car stolen, torched during South City street takeover (firstalert4.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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