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 - Gas prices have plummeted at pumps around the country amid decreased demand and an oil price war sparked in part by the spread of the coronavirus. According to AAA, the national gas prices average right now is $2.17 a gallon. Last year at this time the average was $2.58 a gallon....
CARLINVILLE - The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal and Macoupin County Sheriff's Office arrested Christopher M. Walker, 30, of Macoupin County, Tuesday night. A call came into the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office around 6:06 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020, of an abandoned house o...
JERSEY - Mallory Duggan has been an award-winning cheerleader for four years at Jersey Community High School. Duggan has been named the Jersey Community High School Female Athlete of the Month for March. Duggan, a senior is coached by Marti Hansen, Natalie Zedolek, Amanda Madson, and Maddy...
ALTON - Alton Police Officers and Alton Fire Department members responded to a crash at Homer Adams Extension about a quarter-mile from Circle K in East Alton and near Wood River Creek at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. The crash was a single-car accident and oddly, near a previous tanker spill accident two...
ST. LOUIS - Schnucks announced today the Oakwood Schnucks in Alton will remain closed at this time so that teammates can assist at other locations. Schnucks has a location at 2811 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton, and 2712 Godfrey Road, Godfrey. A reopening date has not yet been determined for this store...
ALTON - Senior Services Plus in Alton has extended their Meals on Wheels program to help out more senior citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak. Also Meals on Wheels has expanded the program to help the seniors in Senior Living Facilities. “I have a dedicated staff here at SSP. Since places...
WOOD RIVER - Governor Pritzker's decision to close schools throughout the entire state of Illinois from Tuesday, March 17 through Monday, March 30 has East Alton-Wood River pushing strongly the E-Learning program. The EA-WR E-Learning Program will consist of all of the EAWR students taking their...
EDWARDSVILLE - Today was the Illinois Primary Election across the state. The primary consisted of federal, state and county elections. A key Madison County race was for the Democratic State's Attorney nomination where Crystal Uhe and Susan Jensen vied for a spot to face Republican Tom Haine...
JERSEYVILLE - The jury announced a guilty verdict Monday afternoon for Roger Carroll, of 20758 Creek Road in Jerseyville, in first-degree murder and kidnapping of Bonnie Woodward. Carroll was accused of luring Woodward to Jersey County where authorities say he killed Woodward with a Stoeger Cougar...
JERSEY - Former Alton Chief of Detectives Scott Golike took the stand to start Thursday's Bonnie Woodward murder trial in Jerseyville. Golike said when he interviewed Roger Carroll in 2010, Carroll claims he had never met or talked to Bonnie Woodward or was located at Bonnie’s car. He told Golik...
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