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.
EAST ALTON - A large amount of law enforcement and first responders quickly were dispatched to East Alton Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon. East Alton Fire Chief Tim Quigley described the situation as "a medical emergency." He said the reason for so many on the scene was his firefighters...
GRANITE CITY - Today marks the end of an era. Ravanelli’s in Granite City will close its doors for good after 60 years in business as of 4 p.m. today. “This was a hard decision for us as owners to make. When we were kids we both started working at Ravanelli’s, Steve when he...
MADISON COUNTY - Madison County voters will have hundreds of choices to make in the April 6 general election. This is three of a three-part story that will cover all the people on the upcoming ballot for city positions. GRANITE CITY Mayor: James S. Bailey Sr., Richard Cohen, Michael Charles...
SOUTH COUNTY - A GoFundMe account has been set up after two best friends lost their lives in a traffic crash on Sunday, February 7, in South County, Missouri. The two girls were best friends and identified as Heather Derickson and Hailey Webb. Preliminary investigation has revealed Vehicle #1...
SEE GAME VIDEO: ALTON - Ja’Markus Gary with 19 points led Alton while Adrian Elliott chipped in 10 points, in the Redbirds' 60-47 loss at home Tuesday night to East St. Louis. “We started the second half with four or five straight turnovers and our goal was to take the...
GODFREY - St. Ambrose kindergarten teacher Chris Bachman has experienced 11 100th days of schools, but each year it provides a spark of learning for their young minds in class. Last week, St. Ambrose marked its 100th day and Bachman attempted to mix in math, arts, science and fitness lessons into...
ALTON - Bryce V. Andrews, accused of killing his adopted father and another man, was released early from prison for a Second-Degree Robbery charge that happened in 2016. Andrews pleaded guilty in 2017 to a Second-Degree Robbery charge in St. Louis County and was sentenced to 10 years in prison....
MADISON COUNTY - Madison County voters will have hundreds of choices to make in the April 6 general election. This is two of a three-part story that will cover all the people on the upcoming ballot for city positions. ALHAMBRA Mayor: Barbara Randle Village Clerk: Linda Uhe Village Trustees:...
ALTON - Dante' Herrin led Alton with 15 points, with Ja’Markus Gary scoring 11 points in the Redbirds' loss at home to Collinsville. Redbirds lost 61-40. “The bottom line of this game is we didn’t make shots today. We shot 30 percent of the field and only made four free throws....
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Candidates for Edwardsville and Granite City area will be published separately because of the number of candidates involved overall in the Madison County election). MADISON COUNTY - Madison County voters will have hundreds of choices to make in the April 6 general election....
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