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.
ALTON - Marquette Catholic has sported a strong boys golf team in recent years and this past week, two golfers - Sam Cogan and Kolten Bauer - reaped benefits from that program. The two signed college letters of intent to play golf. Cogan, who placed 12th in the IHSA Class 2A State Golf Tourney thi...
O’FALLON – Senior guard Myana Lampley led the way with 15 points, while Randi Goodwin added 12 as Belleville West eliminated Alton in the IHSA Class 4A girls basketball regional 44-35 in a quarterfinal game Monday evening at the Panther Dome. The Redbirds played well at times, trailing...
ALTON - Alton Volunteer Emergency Corps (AVEC) is a non-profit organization. AVEC is an all-volunteer organization that has been in operation since 1948. The organization was originally founded to provide water rescues in the Alton area after two young children drowned. Because of this tragedy,...
ROXANA - The Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery firefighting team quickly had a fire in a processing unit isolated and under control Sunday afternoon. One person was reported to have walked to an ambulance and transported to an area hospital from the scene. Phillips 66 Government and Community...
ALTON - Reports of difficult road conditions are in throughout the area Sunday morning. The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued Winter Weather Advisories until 12 p.m. Sunday. There have been reports of some accidents around Alton and the Illinois State Police District 18 issued a warnin...
Granite City firemen responded with the city's police department quickly to an extremely serious blaze in the 2100 block of Nameoki Road to a single-family home.
GRANITE CITY - Granite City firemen responded with the city's police department quickly to an extremely serious blaze in the 2100 block of Nameoki Road to a single-family home. The firemen attacked the blaze in intense fashion. Thanks to that effort, a nearby apartment complex was saved....
COLLINSVILLE – Ray’Sean Taylor led the way with 25 points, and Marshall Harrison added 14 and Keydrian Jones had 12 as Collinsville defeated Alton 75-61 Friday night at Vergil Fletcher Gym. A Harrison three at the third quarter buzzer sparked a 9-2 run into the first part of the...
CIVIC MEMORIAL 56, JERSEY 36: Jenna Christeson led CM with 11 points, while Harper Buhs, Anna Hall and Kourtland Tyus all had nine points in the Eagles’ Mississippi Valley Conference win over Jersey. Clare Breden led the Panthers with 19 points, and Lauren Brown added nine CM finishes...
CLASS 2A AT STAUNTON MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 53, STAUNTON 41: Freshman Adrenna Snipes scored a season-high 40 points, while Kiley Kirchner added five as Marquette eliminated the host school in the regional semifinal. The Explorers are now 21-9 on the season, while the Bulldogs wind up...
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