Community Corner

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 25

Here is a look at what's going on today in Dexter.

We've got weather, gas prices and some suggestions on how to spend your day.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny skies today with a high near 77 degrees. Tonight it will be mostly clear, with a low around 54 degrees.

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2. New student orientation

New students at Dexter Community Schools can attend an orientation today at 9 a.m. at

Find out what's happening in Dexterwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

3. Dexter football game

The Dexter Dreadnaughts will face-off against Fowlerville today at 4:30 p.m. at .

4. Gas Prices

On the road today? MichiganGasPrices.com reports the following gas prices in the Dexter area as of Wednesday night:

  • $3.66 a gallon, , 200 Baker Rd.
  • $3.67 a gallon, , 195 Baker Rd.
  • $3.67 a gallon, , 750 Baker Rd.
  • $3.71 a gallon, , 6100 Dexter-Pinckney Rd.
  • $3.79 a gallon, , 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. Trivia

In 2011, Thompson-Shore, a book binding company in Dexter, published this famous author's autobiography 100 years after his death. Know the answer? Leave us a comment.

Wednesday's trivia answer:

What Civil War battle was Col. Harrison Jeffords of Dexter killed in? The Battle of the Wheatfield.


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