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5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 23

Here is a look at what's going on today around the Dexter area.

The daily 5 includes a weather update, gas prices, and some suggestions on how to spend your day.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service is predicting mostly sunny skies, with a high near 51 degrees today. Monday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 35 degrees.

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2. Dexter Village Council meets

The Dexter Village Council will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dexter Senior Center. The agenda for tonight's meeting is available online at www.villageofdexter.org.

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3. Dexter School Board meets

The Dexter Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at Creekside Intermediate School. The board's agenda can be downloaded at www.dexterschools.org.

4. Gas prices

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

  • $3.78 a gallon (regular), $3.99 (diesel), BP, 200 Baker Rd.
  • $3.99 a gallon (regular), $4.09 (diesel), , 2940 Baker Rd.
  • $3.79 a gallon (regular), $3.99 (diesel), , 195 Baker Rd.
  • $3.79 a gallon (regular), $3.99 (diesel), , 750 Baker Rd.
  • $3.99 a gallon (regular), $4.06 (diesel) BP, 8135 Main St.
  • $3.99 a gallon (regular), $4.24 (diesel) Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. This day in history

April 23, 1564: On this day, dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn. For more historic dates, visit www.history.com.


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