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 - The East Alton Fire Department was dispatched for a garage fire at 4 p.m. on Sunday In the 300 block of South Pence. The East Alton Fire Department called for a Box Alarm to help battle the blaze. Wood River and Roxana Fire Departments also responded along with Alton Memorial Ambulance...
ALTON – Natalie Messinger, a junior playing for the girls' golf team, has been named October Female Athlete of the Month for Alton High School. Messinger, who plays for head coach Carey Cappel, has had a very successful season thus far for the Redbirds. She won the Class 2A regional with ...
TROY - Civic Memorial Eagles won a thrilling varsity football game Friday night against the Triad Knights 21-20 in Troy. In the first quarter, CM quarterback Noah Turbyfill connected with Logan Turbyfill for a 27-yard touchdown with 4:55 left. Triad running back Sam Yager answered with 1:0...
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 25-21, NOKOMIS 21-7: Rachel Heinz came up with six points, four aces and eight assists, while Kristine Lauritzen had nine points, three aces and three kills, and Katie Hartsock had seven points, three aces and eight assists in Marquette's win over Nokomis. Nova...
ALTON - The Edwardsville boys cross country team placed four of its seven runners in the top ten, and five in the first 11, in going on to win the Southwestern Conference meet Thursday afternoon at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. The Tigers won the meet with 37 points, with O'Fallon coming in...
ALTON - Edwardsville girls cross country freshman Riley Knoyle has turned many a head in her breakout freshman season with the Tigers. On Thursday afternoon, Knoyle added another crown as she won the Southwestern Conference meet at Alton's Gordon Moore Park. Knoyle crossed the finish...
CHICAGO –The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls increased +4,800 jobs compared to last month, and the unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in September, down -0.1 percentage point from the prior month, based on preliminary data provided by the...
ALTON - Alton High defeated cross-town rival Marquette Catholic 7-2 on the AHS Senior Night. Maddie Saenz, Nikki Lowe, Paige Rockholm, and Lydia Criveau were double winners for the Redbirds. Alton swept doubles and went 4-2 in singles. Alton is 7-9 and plays in the Edwardsville Sectional...
GRAFTON — High water levels on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers have canceled The River Rat King Kat Classic catfish tournament that was planned for Saturday, Oct. 19, in Grafton. The Meeting of the Great Rivers All Around Alton, Illinois, website had the announcement posted this week....
EDWARDSVILLE – Kailey Noud, a senior playing field hockey, has been named October Female Athlete of the Month for Edwardsville High School. Noud, who plays for head coach Jaimee Phegley, has been playing field hockey for seven years and she likes the competitiveness of the game. Noud would...
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