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.
COLLINSVILLE – Collinsville was hit with high winds during a thunderstorm that blew through the area around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. There were trees and power lines down in Collinsville. The Collinsville Fire Department blocked off Meadow Lane in the 5 p.m. range because of the trees and power...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville under-17 baseball team scored 10 runs in the first inning, and never looked back in taking a 16-6 win over the Rawlings Xtreme under-17 club from St. Louis in a game played Tuesday night at Tom Pile Field. The Tigers scored their 10 runs on only four hits,...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON – There hasn’t been a lot to celebrate in recent days in Downtown Alton, but Alton Mayor Brant Walker, Public Works Director Bob Barnhart, and his staff took a moment Wednesday to take a photo for the memory books in front of the main wall by Morrison’s...
ALTON - The Alton Fire Department performs many life-saving acts nearly every day, but quick response late Monday night not only helped save a man but also preserve a house on Broadway. The fire department, led by Battalion Chief Brad Sweetman, were called to the 3400 block of Old Broadway in Alto...
EDWARDSVILLE – Alton American Legion Post 126 pitcher Adam Stilts tossed another great game, allowing Gillespie VFW Post 4547’s team only three hits while only walking one and striking out 12 as Alton shut out Gillespie 3-0 Monday night at Roy E. Lee Field at SIU-Edwardsville. The...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department responded to a serious Box Alarm blaze with a call about 10:20 p.m. Monday to a home in the 3400 block of Old Broadway. East Alton Fire Department also responded to the serious structure fire. One person was taken by Alton Fire Department Ambulance to a local hospital....
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Police Department investigated a scene on Halleck Avenue today in Edwardsville. Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keeven said a person was found deceased at the scene and the situation is still under investigation, "but we cannot conclude it was something other than a self-inflicted...
ALTON - As the legendary band “Queen” once sang “The Show Must Go On.” That was the case for the Steve Miller Band & Marty Stewart Friday night with a concert that was moved from the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater to the Alton Square Mall. Alton Mayor Brant Walker commended...
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