Good Morning Mehlville: Donate Blood Today

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: Don't forget the umbrella as there's a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon. The high will be 93 degrees with a 30 percent chance of rain, according to The Weather Channel. 

• Gas: Phillips 66 at Union and Green Park has the area's lowest price at $3.38 a gallon according to stlouisgasprices.com. Is this a sign of good things to come? Sam's Club and the Lindbergh and Union Phillips 66 is right behind at $3.39 a gallon.

• Did you know that St. Louis County is on Facebook? For those avid wall-watchers, visit the St. Louis County Facebook page to keep up to date on meetings, events and news. 

• Need a job? Petco at 3236 Telegraph Road is looking for dog training and sales associate positions. Interact with pets and "in addition to your regular store duties, you will have the opportunity to be involved in our dog training program," the posting states. 

             Want to apply? Check out the original job positing.

             For more Mehlville job openings, visit our job search page. 

• Help Joplin and donate blood today from 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the South County Blood Donation Center at 9230 Watson Road. 

• For fun: Solve this riddle in the comments.

             The sun bakes them, the hand breaks them, the foot treads on them and the mouth tastes them. What are they?