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 - Stevie Sallas, 86, a homeowner at the foot of Clifton Terrace Road in Godfrey, has had some helping hands the past few weeks. Today, the hands came in a group from several churches and school children filling sandbags in front of her home to keep the rising flood waters out....
SEE CHRIS RHODES PHOTO GALLERIES: (CONTENT DIRECTOR'S NOTE: Michael Weaver contributed interviews and photos to this story). HARDIN/GRAFTON/ALTON/GODFREY - Some serious discussions took place in both Hardin and Grafton on Friday about the rising flood waters. Grafton...
ALTON - One vehicle hit the back of another one in the 3200 block of East Broadway around 3:40 p.m. Friday. The Alton Fire Department and Police Department responded to the accident. One person was taken for treatment with a neck brace. The cause of the crash was not yet known. ...
ALTON – Argosy Casino in Alton made an announcement late Thursday night that it would temporarily suspend operations due to the flooding of the Mississippi River at 4 a.m., Friday, May 3, 2019. Although officials do not expect the casino to be closed for a prolonged period, they cannot predict...
ALTON - Alton is preparing once again to hold off the flood waters from the downtown area with a muscle wall and stackable barriers. Alton Public Works Director Bob Barnhart led a group that erected barriers and walls protecting downtown near Morrison’s in Downtown Alton, across from...
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