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.
GODFREY - St. Ambrose School in Godfrey hosted a Pep Rally and introduced the new mascot on Thursday afternoon. The rally started off with the cheerleaders doing a cheer to get the kids going. Then, Principal Jean Heil introduced the new mascot. His name is Gus the Super Saint. Jean then read...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced Illinois priorities included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funding bills for Interior and Environment; State and Foreign Operations; Commerce, Justice, and Science; Homeland Security;...
Bethalto — 1 st MidAmerica Credit Union will be hosting a free shred event on Saturday, October 5 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Jerseyville branch, located at 300 W. County Road in Jerseyville. Bring your personal, sensitive documents and securely dispose of them at this free event. 1 st MidAmeric...
ALTON - A motorcycle, an Alton School bus and a blue SUV were involved in a crash around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday in the 3400 block of Humbert Road in Alton. Alton School District had multiple administrators at the scene and one reported that everyone in the school bus was safe and OK. Alton Fire...
ALTON – Standing among local community leaders and supporters, state Rep. Monica Bristow, D-Alton, kicked off her campaign for a new term as state representative for the Riverbend area, seeking to continue to build a stronger Illinois and a stronger middle class. “It’s an honor...
ROXANA - Janelynn Wirth, a junior cross country runner, is the September Female Athlete of the Month for Roxana High School. Wirth's coach is Scott Edwards. She has been running cross country since 8th grade and what she likes most about the sport has to be the overwhelming feeling of accomplishment,...
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ALTON INVITATIONAL AT GORDON MOORE PARK HAVIS WINS INDIVIDUAL TITLE AT ALTON INVITATIONAL AS ORPHANS WIN TEAM CROWN: Alton’s Cassius Havis, bouncing back from a sixth-place finish a year ago, won the individual championship at the Alton Invitational Wednesday...
JERSEY - Andrew Kribs, a junior soccer player, is the September Male Athlete of the Month for Jerseyville Community High School. Kribs's coaches are Scott Burney, Scott Woefe and Curt Schroeder. Kribs has played soccer for 13 years since he was 3. He likes soccer because of the team concept with...
JERSEY - Clare Breden, a junior volleyball player, is the September Female Athlete of the Month Jersey Community High School. Breden's coach is Toni Goetten. Breden has been playing volleyball since she was in sixth grade. What she likes most about it is that when she plays this sport, she feels...
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