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.
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: ROXANA – The East Alton-Wood River girls track team won six events and finished third in three others as the Oilers won the small school Madison County Championships Monday afternoon at Charlie Raich Field in Roxana. EAWR scored 75 points to take first...
ROXANA – Roxana had a double winner in Cree Stumpf in the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, but Madison’s Kendall Kennedy won four events – two in the track and two in the field – to help the Trojans win the boys’ division in the small school Madison County...
ALTON - A pedestrian was struck on Broadway in Alton near Alton Area Towing Shop and taken to an area hospital by Alton Fire Department Ambulance just after 11:30 a.m. Friday. Alton Police Department was also on the scene to assist with traffic. Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief David Eichen...
GODFREY - Bakers and Hale, located at 7120 Montclair Avenue in Godfrey, the site of the former Rotten Apple location, is ramping up for a strong spring and summer season. Bakers and Hale plans live entertainment through the spring and summer and will also be making the most of fresh vegetables fro...
SHIPMAN - A home on Front Street in Shipman was destroyed by a fire around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Multiple fire departments responded to battle the blaze, which was out of control when they arrived. No other details were immediately available about the fire. The photos showed display the Thursday...
GODFREY - Two vehicles collided on Godfrey Road in front of Domino’s Pizza in Godfrey around 4 p.m. Thursday. The crash occurred during the start of rush hour in Godfrey, so traffic was backed up because of the accident, while the vehicles were moved. There did not appear to be any serious...
ALTON – Alaina Nasello scored in the fourth minute, and the Alton defense made the goal stand up as the Redbirds won a key Southwestern Conference match over O’Fallon 1-0 Tuesday afternoon at Piasa Motor Fuels Field. It was the first win of the season in three meetings with the...
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Spring Fest was well-received this past weekend. The week-long carnival is held in the parking lot of StorCo Self Storage. The event features a carnival, live music, drinks, and food. The festival began on Friday. On Friday Dr. Zhivegas performed, then on Saturday MindBende...
ALTON - St. Louis University High dominated the competition at Saturday's Inauguaral Robert Logan Doubles Tournament at Alton High and Lewis and Clark Community College. The tournament, named in honor of the late Alton tennis coach who died of a rare form of liver cancer at the age of 30 in 2016,...
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