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.
GODFREY – To support organizations working on the front lines against the COVID-19 pandemic, State Senator Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) donated 5,000 disposable masks to nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout the Metro East. “The safety of older residents and their...
WOOD RIVER - The Family Video location in Wood River will remain open, but stores in Granite City and Belleville East will close completely on Oct. 26. The Granite City store is located at 3102 Nameoki Road and the Belleville store at 1609 W. Main St. Family Video is located at 895 E. Edwardsville...
JERSEY - Running means a lot to young Cole Martinez, a Jersey Community High School junior. Martinez is the team's top runner and is the September Male Athlete of the Month for Jersey Community High School for his strong early season efforts. Martinez's cross country coach is Harold Landon....
ALTON - One person was injured in a crash at 20th Street and Alby Street in Alton around 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday. Alton Police Department and Alton Fire Department Rescue quickly responded. One person was placed on a backboard and immediately transported to a local hospital with injuries. Two vehicles...
EDWARDSVILLE - Smoke detectors and fire safety are always important, demonstrated once again by a recent fire in an Edwardsville apartment building. The situation also highlights the effectiveness of the City’s Rental Inspection initiative. The Safe Housing Program was created following a...
Springfield, IL – On Monday, the Illinois Commerce Commission announced the moratorium on disconnections has voluntarily been extended by several state regulated utilities through the Winter 2021 for eligible low-income residential customers, and those who self-report to utilities that they...
ALTON - The Triad High School girls tennis team swept its three meets on its way to the championship of the Robert Logan Memorial tournament, played Saturday at Alton High, Gordon Moore Park and Tri-Township Park in Troy. The Knights defeated Jersey 4-1 in the final to win the championship in the...
BUNKER HILL - A massive fire broke out Sunday evening in a large hay barn in Bunker Hill at Jarden Farm and Trucking at 799 Illinois Route 159 about 2.5 miles south of Bunker Hill. The fire call came in at about 8 p.m. Sunday. The barn burned to the ground, but was controlled from spreading...
SWANSEA - The Edwardsville boys cross country team had four finishers in the overall top ten as the Tigers and all of the other Southwestern Conference teams, except East St. Louis, competed in an informal meet in Swansea on the course that will be used for the Southwestern Conference meet...
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