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 ALTON - A car caught fire and fell on a man, who was working under a vehicle around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday at Ninth Street and Forest Drive in East Alton. The man's neighbor provided information on what he observed as he saw the situation unfold. The man under the vehicle appeared to be...
ALTON - Alton lost against O'Fallon in hard-fought battle Tuesday night 74-56 at Alton. Alton’s Ja’Markus Gary led the way with 13 points, while teammate Moory Woods had 10 points. “The Panthers got to the free-throw line a lot more than us tonight. We talked about...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis on Tuesday identified a body found in Edwardsville as a St. Louis resident. Police identified the man as Scott David Brown, 43, of the 4500 block of North 19th Street in St. Louis. He was known to frequent the Collinsville, Edwardsville, an...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Police Department received notification of an unresponsive subject lying in the area of Poag Road near Illinois Route 111, at 7:08 a.m. Tuesday, Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keeven said Tuesday. Upon arrival, the Edwardsville Police discovered a body, described as...
EAST ALTON - Aiden Stevens, Will Schuster, Carson Weber and Justin Harper all scored twice, and Edwardsville had a power-play goal and two shorthanded goals on the same penalty kill in the first period as the Tigers went on to a 14-0 win over Eureka in a Mid-States Club Hockey Association Suburban...
ALTON - On Saturday, December 7, 2019, members of the Alton Benevolent and Protective Association Unit 14 took children on a shopping spree at Target for their annual Shop With A Cop outreach. This year the kids ran towards the electronics and toy section to shop for their siblings and themselves....
EDWARDSVILLE - Dr. Daniel F. Mahony, president of Winthrop University in South Carolina, was introduced Friday as the new president of the Southern Illinois University System at a gathering at SIUE. Mahony said "I look forward to taking over as president. My wife and I plan on moving to Carbondale...
ALTON - A mid-sized SUV caught fire at Blair and Alby on Friday evening and by the time the Alton Fire Department arrived it was fully involved, Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Matt Fischer said. Fischer said the call to the department came at 7 p.m. Friday and everyone in the vehicle was...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic won a hard-fought battle over the Nokomis Redskins on Friday night 36-30 at Marquette. Marquette's Owen Williams had six 3 pointers to led the way with 18 points, while teammate Brett Terry had 8 points. “It was a great game, they’ve got some great athletes,”...
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