5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 11

The daily 5 has the weather forecast, gas prices, and some suggestions on how to spend your day.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service predicts rain today, with a high near 50 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Monday night there is a chance of rain showers before 11 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29 degrees.

2. Dexter Village Council meeting

The Dexter Village Council will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dexter Senior Center. The meeting agenda is available on the village's new website, http://www.dextermi.gov.

3. Patch Editor Daniel Lai out of town

Dexter Patch Editor Daniel Lai is out of town until March 17. Please send all correspondance to Jessica Nunez at jessica.nunez@patch.com.

4. Gas prices

MichiganGasPrices.com reports the following gasoline prices in the Dexter area as of Thursday night:

• $3.62 a gallon (regular) BP, 200 Baker Rd.
• $3.69 a gallon (regular), Sunoco, 2940 Baker Rd.
• $3.63 a gallon (regular), Pilot Service Station, 195 Baker Rd.
• $3.63 a gallon (regular), Pilot Service Station, 750 Baker Rd.
• $3.75 a gallon (regular), BP, 8135 Main St.
• $3.75 a gallon (regular), Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. This day in history

March 11, 1985: Capping his rapid rise through the Communist Party hierarchy, Mikhail Gorbachev was selected as the new general secretary and leader of the Soviet Union on this day in 1985, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko the day before. Gorbachev oversaw a radical transformation of Soviet society and foreign policy during the next six years. For more historic dates, visit www.history.com.