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 ST. LOUIS - East St. Louis Police discovered its fifth homicide in five days Monday night when a man was found shot to death on Tudor Avenue at South 11th Street before 11 p.m. East St. Louis Police have yet released any information on the shooting. East St. Louis Police asked anyone with...
MARYVILLE – After securing an extension, the federal government is accepting more applications for the Paycheck Protection Program, and State Senator Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) is encouraging business owners to research the forgivable loan programs available through the Small Business...
This is one of a series of profiles on YWCA Women of Distinction Winners. ALTON - Dr. Wendy Adams believes that the way to change the future is to educate others about policies and procedures that have continued to systematically disenfranchise women and people of color. She recently complete...
ST. LOUIS - A major heatwave is beginning to look quite possible this week. Dangerous heat will occur from Tuesday through Thursday, potentially lasting through next weekend. The temperatures will be in the mid-nineties with a heat index that could reach 110 degrees next week. The lows will...
BETHALTO - The 2020 Bethalto Homecoming has been canceled because of COVID-19 Pandemic concerns. The Bethalto Homecoming's consecutive streak will now end at 100 straight years because of the pandemic. This would have been the 101st anniversary of the event. Bethalto Mayor Alan Winslow made the...
ALTON - On Saturday, July 11, on what would have been Mary Lou Cousley's 80th birthday, the Sunken Garden at Riverview Park in Alton was dedicated in memory of Cousley. Mary Lou was a longtime advocate for the garden and her enthusiasm was contagious, inspiring friends and neighbors...
ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jason Simmons explained in detail a series of events that occurred Tuesday morning and early Wednesday in the Ardent Mills parking lot in Alton. Chief Simmons said Alton Police received a report of vehicle burglaries in the Ardent Mills parking lot Tuesday morning, right...
AIRFIELD, CT. - Glen Carbon's Emily Lombardi has been named on the Fairfield University Dean's List Honors for the Spring 2020 semester. In order to be placed on the Dean's List, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in a semester, have no outstanding or incomplete grades for that...
ALTON - Shannon Walker asked and was granted a jury trial for her misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct after she and six others were arrested early Sunday, April 5, at Hiram’s Bar in Downtown Alton. Law enforcement said the citations were issued at the time in violation of Illinois Gov. J.B....
JERSEYVILLE - A GoFundMe page has been established for Adam and Heather Ramsey and family, who lost their home in a sudden fire Wednesday afternoon on East Fairgrounds Avenue in Jerseyville. The family was able to get out to safety from the heavy fire but lost all their belongings and personal...
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