Eureka News

EUREKA, MO - More lane closures were scheduled for Tuesday night on Interstate 44 near Eureka, Missouri.A Officials warned drivers to slow down or risk going to jail.

This Friday, Missouri Department of Transportation crews will begin work on a fourth project to repair and resurface Interstate 44 near Antire Road, just east of Eureka.

Chinese artisans have worked for weeks to set up a new exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Garden that began its nearly three-month run on the garden's ground.

One of the most interesting parts of Patch is the announcements posted by readers.

EUREKA, MO - A unique memorial to honor a fallen Marine from St. Charles was dedicated at Six Flags this Memorial Day.A A Marine Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge dreamed that one day he would restore a vintage pick-up truck with his dad.A A But, the 19-year-old Marine was killed by a roadside bomb on his 16th day in Afghanistan.

Nighttime is a bright time at Meramec Caverns on Friday and Saturday nights during June.

The National Weather Service is calling for scorching temperatures this Memorial Day weekend.A Temperatures for today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Wildwood and Eureka are expected to be in the mid-90s. The Centers for Disease Control offer these basic recommendations that will help prevent heat stroke, sun stroke, dehydration and other ... (more)

Taste of Home staffers provided Memorial Day menu suggestions just in time for celebrations in Wildwood and Eureka .

Thursday morning was the first time Krystal Chavez had been on a water slide; ever.

In the May 11 Patch survey about deliberately avoiding turtles in Eureka and Wildwood roadways-or drivers stopping and getting out of vehicles to move them-only one respondent of the 81 participants said they did not worry about turtles on roads.

Watch out for shoulder drops if traveling Interstate 44 between Eureka and Fenton! One eastbound lane on I-44 will be closed around-the-clock until mid-September as part of a pavement repair and resurfacing project on Interstate 44 at Antire Road near the Eureka exit.

A little more than month from now, Rockwood School District Finance Director K. Scott Tate will be working with 63 schools in the St.

Drury University baseball coach Mark Stratton promised to update the Eureka community this week about Michael Bigogno's condition after the baseball outfielder received surgery for head trauma suffered when he fell from a skateboard Saturday evening in Springfield, and he kept his word.

Heroin is not as cute as the "button" in which it comes. In fact, it doesn't make anyone cute as a button at all.

This year, Newsweek's ranking highlights the best 1,000 public high schools in the nation-the ones that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads.

Eureka residents Mike and Chris Seeley were eating breakfast at Dennys restaurant recently, when they noticed another customer having difficulty in breathing.

Karen Kieffer replaces Nancy DuBois , who recently resigned from the Rockwood School District, as the new executive director of learning and support services.

When Brandon Fry wishes people good night, he really means he hopes they have a good night.

Dogs are said to be 'man's best friend' in general, but it turns out they especially are best friends for people when a fire is coming! A dog of the Colleen and Kelly Krask family in Eureka woke up family members due to a fire moving through the family's attic at 76 Edward Drive just before 1 a.m. Thursday morning.

More than $10.3 million in prizes of $1,000 or more were awarded to Missouri Lottery players during April.