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.
JERSEY - Grace Sharich, a senior cross country runner, is the November Female Athlete of the Month Jersey Community High School. Sharich's coach is Harold Landon. Sharich has been running cross country for four years. "I would like to thank my parents for always supporting me. Whenever I needed...
GRANITE CITY - Chase Reeves, a junior soccer and football player, is the November Male Athlete of the Month for Granite City High School. Reeves's soccer coach is Ryan Reeves, and the football coach is Orlando Gooden. Chase has been playing soccer since he was 5 years old and football since freshman...
ROXANA - Kiley Marie Winfree, a senior volleyball player, is the November Female Athlete of the Month for Roxana High School. Winfree's coach is Mike McKinney. She has been playing volleyball for nine years and what she likes most about the sport is the team chemistry behind the game and just being...
GRANITE CITY - Emma Cox, a senior swimmer, is the November Female Athlete of the Month for Granite City High School. Cox's coach is Linda Ames, Derek Shipp, and she has been swimming for 12 years. “I would like to thank my swim coaches throughout the years Morgan Dodge, Derek Shipp, Jim Haliburton...
ALTON - The TorHoerman Law Firm once again came through for residents of Alton on Thursday morning with a distribution of 500 turkeys on a first-come, first-served basis. The turkey giveaway was done at the Salvation Army in Alton. Alton Mayor Brant Walker, Alton Police Chief Jason Simmons,...
PIASA - Korrie Hopkins’s 20 points were the spark for the Southwestern girls' basketball team against North Greene on Wednesday night in the Piasa Birds' 50-38 win in a home contest. The win also marked the 500th career coaching win for Southwestern head girls basketball coach Steve Wooley...
PIASA - Southwestern head girls basketball coach Steve Wooley notched his 500th win Tuesday night in fitting fashion in front of an appreciative hometown crowd in Piasa. This win gave Coach Steve Wooley 500 career coaching wins with 149 losses. After the game, he was honored. He was given a picture...
EDWARDSVILLE - The names of the victims who died in the fatal car crash after veering off Wanda Road then landing in a retention pond of Wanda Road in Roxana was released Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The victims were - Ashly Maynard, 34, and Vincen...
ROXANA - The Madison County Sheriff's Office said today a woman and young son were found deceased inside a Kia Sedona Wednesday morning close to Wanda Road and Wagon Wheel Road. The incident occurred when the driver veered off Wanda Road Tuesday night and went down the embankment into the...
BETHALTO - Mark Benson Eldridge, a senior cross country, is the November Male Athlete of the Month for Civic Memorial High School. Eldridge is coached by Jake Peal. Eldridge has run cross country since seventh grade. "I would like to thank my dad. He was the one who told me I should start...
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