🌱 Patch AM: First Days of 3rd Quarter for Students at CCL and 10 more events

Good day Kirkwood! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 63, low: 47.
• Friday: A shower in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 41 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• First Days of 3rd Quarter for Students at CCL
  Center for Creative Learning (CCL) , 265 Old State Rd , Ellisville
  9:33 am
• SOD PM - Kayla
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm
• White Haven Readers Guild
  Ulysses S Grant National Park , 7400 Grant Road , Saint Louis
  2:00 pm
• Municipal Court
  Manchester, MO Calendar Manchester, MO 63011
  5:00 pm
• Public Safety Committee
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
  5:30 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar , 3939 S Lindbergh Blvd , St. Louis
  6:00 pm
• Planning, Zoning and Architectural Review Commission Meeting
  Crestwood, MO Calendar , 1 Detjen Drive , Crestwood
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• SOD AM - Aaron
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  5:00 am
• Business Development Commission Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood , Webster Groves
  8:00 am
• Blood Drive
  Manchester, MO Calendar , 200 Highlands Blvd. Dr. , Manchester
  10:00 am
• SOD PM - Emma
  City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
  1:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Crash reported on I-70 Eastbound past Tucker Boulevard.
  9:06AM on Jan 5: All lanes of I-70 East past Tucker Blvd in Missouri are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Author shares experiences with students, staff (wgecho.org)
• Thrive offers students real-world entrepreneurship experience (wgecho.org)
• Shelf Awareness for Friday, January 2, 2026 (shelf-awareness.com)

Fenton

• Planet Fitness expected to open in Arnold in September (myleaderpaper.com)

Ok Kirkwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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