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 - Alton Police officers searched an area between Stanley Road and Storey Lane Wednesday for Cody J. Eberlin, wanted on kidnapping and aggravated domestic battery charges after an apparent spotting Wednesday. He was not located and near noontime, the search was called off. The Illinois Stat...
SOUTHWESTERN - Adam Bates, a senior football player, is the September Male Athlete of the Month for Southwestern High School. Bates is coached by Pat Keith. Bates has played football for 10 years. " I would like to thank my parents for pushing me to succeed," Bates said. His accomplishments and...
ALTON – A motorcyclist was involved in a traffic crash Saturday afternoon in Alton. The accident happened in the Northbound lanes of Homer Adams Parkway, north of Boadway and south of College around 2 pm. Alton Fire Department, Alton Police Department, and East Alton Police Department...
ALTON - East St. Louis ran its record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Southwestern Conference with a 54-7 win at Alton. Alton is 2-3 and 0-2. East St. Louis Tyler Macon threw for five touchdown passes and led the Flyers offense. Macon passed for 336 yards and was 14 of 18 with no interceptions....
MARYVILLE - Anna McKee posted 10 kills to lead Father McGivney Catholic to a 25-22, 25-22 girls volleyball win over East Alton Wood River on Thursday at Father McGivney. Macy Hoppes had 14 digs. Mariah Starnes and Madison Webb had seven and six kills respectively. East Alton-Wood River was led...
ALTON - Alton Little Theater presents "School Secrets," a play by Patrick Anderson and directed by Lee Cox. The story is set as the new principal of his hometown high school, armed with innovative new ideas, programs, and a precocious 2nd-grade friend, John Andrews finds himself struggling to make...
EDWARDSVILLE - Elijah Schlessinger, a freshman cross country runner, is the September Male Athlete of the Month for Metro East Lutheran High School. Schlessinger's coach is Ruth Thompson. Schlessinger has run cross country for about three years. "I would like to thank dad who has pushed me very...
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