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.
JERSEYVILLE - Junior forward Brennan Weller scored 19 points, teammate Gabe James scored 7 as Edwardsville went 3-0 in the Jersey Mid-Winter Classic, gaining a 39-23 win over Jerseyville Friday evening at Havens Gym in Jerseyville. “I give credit to our guys they are tough and played hard...
ALTON - The Alton Fire Department responded to a serious fire call at Industrial Machine Sales in the 2600 block of Broadway Avenue in Alton at 11:05 a.m. Friday. A Commercial Box Alarm was issued and East Alton and Wood River Fire Departments both joined Alton to battle the fire. Alto...
WOOD RIVER - Madisyn Tayler Tucker, an East Alton-Wood River High School senior cheerleader, has been a key member of the squad the past four years. Tucker is the January Female Athlete of the Month for East Alton-Wood River High School. "My mom and dad have always been extremely supportive of...
JERSEYVILLE - The old Moose Lodge on Pearl Street will be torn down in the near future and provide a boost for needed parking in Downtown Jerseyville, Mayor Bill Russell said Friday. The City of Jerseyville is purchasing the vacant lot at 120 East Pearl for $189,000 and that purchase was approved...
BETHALTO - Bethalto Fire Department has named James Schulte as Fire Chief, Brian Buhs as Deputy Fire Chief, and Dan Bartels as Assistant Fire Chief after the previous Chief Alex Campbell and Assistant Chief Jeff French stepped down to spend more time with family. James started in the fire...
JERSEYVILLE - Kathryn Mueller has been a cheerleader for two years and accomplished much for Jersey Community High School. Mueller has been named the Jersey Community High School Female Athlete of the Month for January. Mueller, a sophomore is coached by Marti Hansen, Natalie Zedolek, Amanda Madson,...
EDWARDSVILLE - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Southern Illinois University on Thursday afternoon and announced the release of $10,537,000 in planning funds to create preliminary designs for a Health Science Building (HSB) at the school. The governor made the announcement at noon in the...
JERSEYVILLE - Junior forward Brennan Weller scored 19 points, teammate Jack Nafziger added 13 points, and Nic Hemken pulled down 12 rebounds as Edwardsville went to 2-0 in the Jersey Mid-WInter Classic, gaining a 58-31 win over Cahokia Wednesday evening at Havens Gym. The Tigers got off to...
BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police Department obtained felony charges Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Court against David M. Walker, 43, of 126 Lenora St., Cottage Hills, for Aggravated Stalking, Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer and Criminal Damage to Property Over $500.00....
BELLEVILLE - The Alton Redbirds boy’s basketball team clashed with the Champaign Central Maroons Tuesday night in the Chick-fil-A Classic at Belleville East. The Redbirds beat Champaign Central 59-56. "I think Cameron Schultze has some confidence, he looked good. He stepped up and took...
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