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.
GLEN CARBON – Madelyn Smith, Kaya Theiss, and Emma Anselm all recorded braces (two goals each), while Jade Rodgers scored her first career goal as Marquette Catholic won over Father McGivney Catholic 7-0 at the McGivney soccer field. It was the second win in a row for the Explorers,...
ALTON – A Southwestern Conference girls soccer match between Edwardsville and Alton was suspended at halftime on Thursday afternoon at Piasa Motor Fuels Field because of rain, with the Redbirds leading 2-0. The suspension came at a particularly bad time for Alton, as the Redbirds had the...
EAST ALTON/BETHALTO/ROXANA - In one of the most contested school board races in the area, David Watts had 263 votes, followed by Kimberly Handler with 261 votes and Mary A. Karrick with 253 votes, to take top vote-getter status in the East Alton Board of Education School District 13 race. The top...
SEE GAME VIDEO: ROXANA – Abigail Stahlhut hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and winning pitcher Taylor Nolan hit a three-run homer, all a part of a nine-run sixth inning as Roxana defeated backyard rival East Alton-Wood River 14-7 in a softball game Wednesday afternoon...
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals have announced their 2019 home opener will be moved to Friday, April 5 due to weather. The game was planned for 3:15 p.m., Thursday against the San Diego Padres, but with rain in the forecast, was likely going to effect the game. The St Louis Cardinals decided t...
ALTON – Ethan Kopsie went two-for-three with an RBI while starting pitcher Jack Warren scattered seven hits as Marquette Catholic defeated Waterloo Gibault Catholic 3-1 in a baseball game played Monday afternoon at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. Kopsie drove in the first run of the game wit...
MADISON COUNTY - A 9-year-old rescued from a house fire last week in the 400 block of California in Rosewood Heights, has died. The fire started in the basement of the home, fire officials said at the scene. The father and child in the house fire were rushed to the hospital and initially reported...
SEE CHRIS RHODES VIDEO FROM GRAFTON: COLLINSVILLE - The Illinois Department of Transportation issued a plea Monday morning that motorists must obey traffic barricades in regard to lane or road closures due to the flooding. Two incidents were reported Sunday that required first responder...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High boys tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision to Tulsa Riverfield Country Day School in the Edwardsville Spring Invitational tournament on Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Tennis Center. The tournament’s format had been changed to dual meets against...
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