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.
ALTON - Adhering to the regulations with all the safety precautions detailed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Aging to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and to ensure the safest environment possible for all of SSP's patrons and staff, SSP Wellness Center...
ALTON - The Alton Police had a busy night on Saturday evening into Sunday morning, with several reported incidents, most in Belle Meadows, Alton Police Chief Jason Simmons said. “We did make a couple arrests after fights Saturday into Sunday morning,” Chief Simmons said. “We also...
ALTON - The Alton Fire Department was dispatched for a serious structure fire at around 12:40 a.m Tuesday in the 1000 block of Phinney Avenue in Alton. The Alton Fire Department called a Box Alarm. East Alton Fire Department was also on the scene. Alton Police Department and Alton...
ALTON – After the historic flood of 1993 receded into the river banks, Ameren Illinois engineers spent many hours looking for a solution to safeguard its natural gas and electric infrastructure near the Mississippi River. For one business customer, the solution was to install its natural...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - At 9:04 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020, officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service for a shooting in the 1500 block of James Patrick Lane. Arriving officers located two female victims, both approximately 27 years of age, suffering from apparent gunshot...
NORTH COUNTY ST. LOUIS - Officers are investigating a fatal shooting of a suspect outside the Schnucks Shopping Center on Sierra Viesta and Bellfontaine Road in Spanish Lake Monday morning on the Missouri side. The shooting involved an off-duty law enforcement officer. Authorities said at...
This is one of a series of profiles on YWCA Women of Distinction Winners. ALTON - Lisa Hayes works at Boeing Company in St. Louis. As a woman employed in a large corporation for 30 years, she knows the value of empowering women to succeed in that world. She has taken it upon herself to mentor...
MADISON COUNTY - Several area firework festivals have been canceled but there are a handful still happening. Edwardsville, Grafton, Shipman, Jerseyville, and Alhambra planned to still have fireworks festivals despite the COVID-19 Pandemic. These are the fireworks displays that remain in the area:...
ALHAMBRA - The Alhambra Fireworks is still a go on Saturday night at dusk at Alhambra Park. The fireworks are coordinated by the Alhambra Jaycees and will be at the Alhambra Fire Department and Legion Park. The Alhambra Fireworks event is scheduled to run from 8 to 10 p.m. There will be no food...
This is one of a series of profiles on YWCA Women of Distinction Winners. ALTON - While many of the Women of Distinction honorees focus their efforts on young women and girls, Nancy Berry has made caring for senior women her life’s work. Working with the Collinsville Area Ministerial...
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