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.
PEORIA - East St. Louis used a balanced attack, powered by Terrence Hargrove Jr., to up end its IHSA Class 3A State Boys Basketball semifinal opponent Peoria Manual 57-48 Friday afternoon. East St. Louis improves to 29-6, while Peoria Manual is now 19-12 after the loss. The Flyer's Hargrove...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High track shot putter and discus thrower Amari Brooks is ready for the next level and will be attending one of the nation’s top universities. Brooks signed a letter of intent to attend Brown University in Providence, R.I., in a ceremony held Thursday evening...
GRANITE CITY – Marquette Catholic scored three runs in the seventh inning, but lost a see-saw baseball game as Granite City defeated the Explorers 11-10 in the Warriors’ season opener Thursday afternoon at Babe Champion Field in Granite City. Granite scored three times in the...
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL ROXANA 9, FATHER MCGIVNEY CATHOLIC 3: A five-run third inning was enough to propel Roxana past McGivney in the season opener for both teams at Roxana. Kaleb Hinkle-Pruitt went two-for-four with a double and three RBIs, Tedd...
ROXANA - Bill Bohannon is an amazing man who turned 90 years old last week. He is called “Mr. Bill” by the administration, teachers, and students at Roxana Schools. Mr. Bill is going strong and has been part of the school system for more than five decades. He retired in 1994 then cam...
ELSAH – Area track athletes turned in some good performances during Saturday’s Jersey Indoor Thaw track meet, hosted by Jersey Community High and held at Principia College in Elsah. Both boys and girls teams participated in the event, one of the last indoor track meets before...
ELSAH – Track and field athletes from Edwardsville, Alton, Collinsville, and Triad had good performances during the Tiger Indoor Invitational meet held Friday at Principia College in Elsah. The meet served as a final indoor warm-up for the upcoming outdoor track season. In the cas...
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Fire Department responded to a fire call around 2:45 p.m. to McHugh Street in Wood River. A box alarm was activated and that brought East Alton Fire Department, Roxana Fire Department, Wood River Fire Department and Alton Memorial Ambulance for precaution and Wood...
SEE CHRIS RHODES VIDEO OF PROCESSION: GODFREY - In a true sign of brotherhood, firefighters and police officers from all over the area escorted the body of Godfrey Fire Capt. Jacob “Jake” Ringering Tuesday night as he was taken from the hospital. He was transported in front o...
SEE GAME VIDEO BELOW: EDWARDSVILLE – Belleville West senior E.J. Liddell scored 22 points, while Keith Randolph, Jr. came alive in the second half with 12 points as the Maroons defeated Alton 59-49 in the IHSA Class 4A East Moline United sectional semifinal Tuesday night at Edwardsville’s...
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