Five Things You Need to Know Today, July 12

1) The excessive heat warning issued for the St. Louis area is in effect until 7 p.m. The high is expected to reach 98 degrees with heat index values as high as 111, according to the National Weather Service. There is a 40-percent chance for showers and thunderstorms in the evening with a low of 76. 

2) The Crestwood-Sunset Hills Chamber of Commerce is holding a "Business after Hours" networking meeting at Smugala's Pizza from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

3) The Sunset Hills Board of Alderman and the Lindbergh Board of Education are both scheduled to meet at 7 p.m.

4) The Crestwood Board of Alderman meeting scheduled for tonight has been canceled.

5) Did you know that the sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet. See: Trivia facts.