Chris Rhodes is a photographer and reporter for RiverBender and EdGlenToday.com. He is a graduate of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL with a degree in Criminal Justice. He also runs the Madison County Scanner Page.
Chris loves camping,fishing, and photography. Chris is an Eagle Scout and lives in East Alton.
ROXANA - Sophomore discus thrower Ashton Noble made history for Roxana High School in the IHSA Class 2A state track meet June 18 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, when, on his fourth attempt, he threw a personal record 48.89 meters to finish third in the event for the Shells. In recognition...
BETHALTO - Civic Memorial High School Sophomore Jackson Collman had a great track and cross country season for the Eagles. Collman is Tom Lane State Farm Athlete of the Month. Collman ended his track season this year qualifying for the Boys Class 2A State Track Meet in Charleston. While in Charleston,...
GLEN CARBON - The Glen Carbon Fire Protection District will begin a new chapter on July 1 with the implementation of full-time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week firefighters in addition to EMS duty crews. While Paid-On-Call Volunteers have been a more than 100-year tradition and will continue...
JERSEYVILLE - July 2 marked 10 years since Jared Hanna went missing without a trace. Jared was from Jerseyville at the time of his disappearance. Jared was 28 when he went missing on July 2, 2011. Jared was last seen in Centralia, IL., which is located in Clinton County. His white 1990 GMC Sierr...
WOOD RIVER - East Alton Wood River High School Jayden Ulrich finished her high school career as an All-American in the shot put on Wednesday at The Outdoor Nationals Track And Field Championship at the University of Oregon. Ulrich finished fifth in the national shot put with a toss of 48-1...
ALTON - Brady Mutz's two-run homer in the first gave the Alton River Dragons an early lead, then the River Dragons rallied to tie the game in the fifth, but the Burlington, Ia., Bees scored twice in the eighth and made it stand up in the River Dragons' 7-5 loss to Burlington in a Prospect League basebal...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Sheriff's Office has updated information about the situation that resulted in a large police presence on Edwardsville Road in Edwardsville on Wednesday night. "At approximately 5:37 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2021, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office received...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office investigated a call about a “suspicious person” and when they engaged the individual, the person resisted the officer. After attempting to disarm the officer for a minute and an altercation with the officer, the man fled on foot...
SEE CHRIS RHODES VIDEO: EDWARDSVILLE - It has been multiple years since A.J. Epenesa and Mark Smith graced the Edwardsville High School campus and created a stir statewide and across the country for their football/basketball and track and field skills. Now, another new phenom has emerge...
SEE VIDEO LOOK INSIDE NEW SPLASH PAD: ALTON - The new Alton Splash Pad will likely open in middle July, and the City of Alton’s goal will be accomplished to have it ready for a portion of the summer. Alton Park and Rec Director Michael Haynes said he is extremely excited about the...
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