5 Things You Need To Know Today: January 10

1. The Manatee High School football team, state champons, will be honored by the Manatee County Commission this morning at the commission's 9 a.m. meeting. The team was honored Monday night by the Manatee County School board. The school board made sure to include more than the coaches and the players. The principal and the teams tutor also received recognition.

2. are on sale now. Local girl scout troops are selling in their neighborhoods and taking up spots in front of Publix and other hot spots throughout Bradenton. Don't forget to order your cookies.

3.The is set to sign an agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection over fines levied for a sewage spill last June that ended up in the Manatee River. The city will have to pay $25,000 in fines under the agreement or make an in-kind investment in an environmental improvement project approved by the DEP. The City Council meets Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.

4. Manatee County will host a no kill booth at the Manatee County fair to help educate fair goers about the no kill efforts, to promote adoptions and to recruit volunteers. The county fair officially opens at 5 p.m. Thursday.

5. "Welcome Wednesdays" will begin January 24 and run through March 14. Saint Stephen's is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. Visit Saint Stephen's during the weekly open house held Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saint Stephen's is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year.