🌱 Could Sappington families end up subsidizing Missouri’s growing data centers?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could Sappington families end up subsidizing Missouri's growing data centers?
• Where can Sappington runners find flat miles and peak fall color?

Also on today's calendar: Garage Sale.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Missouri Representative calls for review of costs associated with data centers (callnewspapers.com) — Sappington households could see higher Ameren electric bills as the state reviews a proposed 10% rate increase, while their representative questions whether big data centers should shoulder more of the cost. Regulators are weighing his request and new county-level zoning ideas that could shape where future data centers are allowed near South County neighborhoods.
   

• Runners Choose This Missouri Trail For Easy Jogging And Beautiful Fall Scenery (takingthekids.com) — Grant's Trail offers Sappington-area residents a flat, paved route lined with fall color, local parks, and historic sites like Sappington House and Sappington Cemetery. You can hop on from nearby access points, jog or bike at an easy grade, then explore Grant's Farm, the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, and several picnic-friendly parks along the way.
   

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Saturday October 3
• Garage Sale →
  218 Glen Rd, St. Louis
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Mehlville Board of Education Meeting →
  Mehlville School District, 2900 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Free Immunization Clinic
  Bayless Junior High Saint Louis, MO 63123
  8:00 am
• St. Louis Children's and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care Hiring Event →
  330 N. Gore Ave., Webster Groves
  8:00 am
• Public Works Committee →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar Sunset Hills, MO 63127
  4:00 pm
• Architectural Review Board Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Council Chambers 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  5:00 pm
• Mehlville Early Childhood PBIS Night
  John Cary Early Childhood Center, 3155 Koch Rd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
• Ameren Missouri Community Solar Program →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Sunset Hills
  6:30 pm
• Board of Aldermen Committee Meeting →
  City of Fenton Calendar, 625 New Smizer Mill Road, Fenton
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Volunteer Garden Workday - Government Center →
  Crestwood, MO Calendar, 1 Detjen Drive, Crestwood
  9:00 am
• Parents as Teachers WonderWorks Playroom - Let's Go Camping!
  Rogers Elementary School, 7700 Fine Rd, St. Louis
  9:30 am
• Friendship Village Sunset Hills Health and Wellness Fair →
  Friendship Village Sunset Hills, 12563 Village Circle Drive, Sunset Hills
  10:00 am
• "Sky Hopinka: Languages" Photography, Poetry and Film Exhibit & Reception →
  Kooyumjian Gallery at Webster University, 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This is a ministry that helps refugees get settled in the St.
  Louis area. They take clothes and household items. (Nextdoor Sappington)
• There is road construction on Olive Blvd reported...
  There is road construction on Olive Blvd reported on May 21, 2026. "SIDEWALK/ADA IMPROVEMENTS" (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Affton

• John Goodman, the co-star who carried four decades of other people's films (martincid.com)
• South County schools go solar: a look into local green energy initiatives (callnewspapers.com)
• Kilian, Michael G. (kutisfuneralhomes.com)

Fenton

• Caterpillar, Inc. to acquire Fenton-based Fabick Cat (fox2now.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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