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.
CHARLESTON - Alton’s Deonte McCoy and Collinsville’s Jemarrion Stewart both advanced in the 100 meters at the IHSA Class 3A State Track and Field Meet prelims on Friday in Charleston. McCoy recorded a time of 10.70 and Stewart posted a time of 10.49. Stewart was just behind Marcellus...
CHARLESTON - East St. Louis Senior appears on its way to a dominant showing at Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A State Track and Field Meet. East St. Louis advanced several individuals and relay teams in high positions for Saturday’s finals on Friday morning in Charleston. Leading...
CHARLESTON – Six area athletes – Eugene Kahl of Piasa Southwestern, Dylan Smith of Carrollton, and Will Walton, Michael Douglas, Issac Daugherty and Dustin Roberts of Carlinville – qualified in their events for Saturday’s finals in the preliminaries of the IHSA Clas...
CHARLESTON – Alton senior sprinter Jenea Epps climaxed a successful senior season by finishing ninth in the 100-meter dash, coming in with a time of 12.25 seconds at the IHSA Class 3A state track meet held over the weekend at O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University...
Aerial photos courtesy of Midwest Members Credit Union Sky Drone ALTON - The sun was shining, the skies were a bright blue and the St. Mary’s Catholic Church cross stood tall once again Wednesday morning. The new metal cross replaces a previous historical cross that was destroyed i...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High School swimmers Noah May and Porter LeVasseur both made their decisions for the next level of their careers after signing letters of intent to attend college at a recent signing at the high school. May signed with Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo.,...
CHARLESTON – East Alton-Wood River sophomore Jayden Ulrich made history on Saturday by becoming the first-ever state champion in the history of the girls track and field program by winning the Class 2A shot put at the IHSA state track meet Saturday at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern...
BETHALTO – Jersey Community High School pitcher Tucker Shalley threw a magnificent game, striking out 11 in going all the way, and helped himself with a fifth-inning RBI single as the Panthers defeated Civic Memorial 2-0 in an IHSA Class 3A Triad regional quarterfinal game Monday afternoon...
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