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.
BETHALTO - Harper Buhs, a senior basketball player for the Civic Memorial Lady Eagles, has been a basketball player since fifth-grade. Of the sports she competes in, basketball is the one she loves the most. For her efforts in the basketball season, Buhs is the Tom Lane State Farm March...
PIASA - Senior basketball player Josie Bouillon has helped Piasa Southwestern High School the past four years become a good basketball team. For her efforts on the court, Bouillon has been named the Southwestern High School Riverbender.com female Athlete of the Month for March. Bouillon, wh...
ALTON - An Alton Police officer was involved in a terrible collision overnight that occurred in the 2500 block of Broadway in Alton after a chase assistance with another police agency. The crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. Monday in the Cabinet Solutions business area in Alton. It took first responders...
ALTON - Breese Mater Dei Catholic running back Jayce Napovanice ran for 189 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Reed Braundmeier was five-for-15 passing for 130 yards and two touchdowns as the Knights defeated Marquette Catholic 49-6 in the season opener for both teams Saturday afternoon...
EAST ALTON - Six days after the smokestacks came down at the old Dynegy Midwest Generation plant on Illinois Route 143 in East Alton the work to clean up the area is moving along. When traveling down Illinois Route 143 between Alton and Wood River the area looks different with the big power...
EIGHT MAN FOOTBALL Metro-East Lutheran 12, Martinsville 8 FOOTBALL Edwardsville 31, Alton 7 East St. Louis 64, Belleville West 2 O'Fallon 25, Belleville East 0 Carlyle 12, Dupo 6 Mascoutah 35, Highland 20 Centralia 33, Belleville Althoff Catholic 7 Columbia 47, Red Bud 0 Nokomis...
ALTON - Alton firefighters called a Box Alarm early Saturday morning for an apartment fire in the 3200 block of Myrle Street in Alton. When firefighters arrived on the scene they were met with heavy fire and smoke coming from the apartment building. Firefighters did a primary search for...
ROXANA - After 18 months of no football games in Illinois due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Roxana Shells were able to get past the Hillsboro Hilltoppers in week one with a 17-14 win at home. “They defended us so well the last two years they have made adjustments and we have a hard time...
EAST ALTON - East Alton firefighters called a Box Alarm on Friday afternoon for a serious fire in the 200 block of Ohio. East Alton Fire, Wood River Fire Department, Roxana Fire Department, East Alton Police, Alton Fire Department, Alton Memorial Ambulance and Madison County Emergency Management...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School golfer William Roderfeld signed his letter of intent to play golf with Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey Wednesday afternoon. For his accomplishments on the golf team, along with taking the next step in his golfing career, William Roderfeld...
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