5 Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 30
Here is a look at what's going on today around the Dexter area.
We've got weather, gas prices and some suggestions on how to spend your day.
1. The weather
The National Weather Service predicts a chance of snow after 11 a.m., mixing with rain after 4 p.m., with a high near 36 degrees. Monday night there is a chance of rain before 7 p.m., then areas of drizzle.
2. Dexter School Board meeting
The Dexter Community Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting today at 6 p.m. to appoint a new school board member to replace Trustee Kim Covert. The meeting will take place at the Copeland Administration Building.
3. Family movie day
The Dexter District Library will show Cars 2 today at 1 p.m. Families are invited to enjoy the movie and free popcorn.
4. Gas prices
MichiganGasPrices.com reports the following gasoline prices in the Dexter area as of Sunday night:
- $3.38 a gallon (regular), $3.75 (diesel), BP, 200 Baker Rd.
- $3.39 a gallon (regular), $3.75 (diesel), Pilot Service Station, 195 Baker Rd.
- $3.39 a gallon (regular), $3.79 (diesel), Pilot Service Station, 750 Baker Rd.
- $3.45 a gallon (regular), $3.69 (diesel), BP, 8135 Main St.
- $3.45 a gallon (regular), $3.99 (diesel), Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.
5. This day in history:
Jan. 30, 1948: On this day, Mohandas Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, was assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic.