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 - Alton High School Athletic Director Jeff Alderman announced Wednesday morning that the Alton Athletic Association is sponsoring a charter bus trip to watch the varsity boys basketball team play Rock Island on Saturday, Jan. 26, in the Galesburg Shootout at Galesburg High School. Game time...
ALTON - Playing for four games in the last five days is a grind. Mix that in with a hungry, motivated rival then you got a tough game on your hands. The Edwardsville Tigers burst out to a stunning 17-4 midways through the first quarter, however, the Alton Redbirds, who came into the game...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville senior swimmers Porter LeVasseur and Noah May led the way by winning two events each as the Tigers won a total of eight of the 18 events on their way to winning their second annual Swim for Hope meet Monday afternoon at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center. The Tiger...
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS BASKETBALL BELLEVILLE EAST 64, CIVIC MEMORIAL 58: In the final of the Highland Invitational, postponed from Saturday due to the threat of Winter Storm Harper, the Lancers reeled off 18 straight points after trailing 3-2, and East never looked...
CIVIC MEMORIAL 45, O’FALLON 39: At the Highland Invitational, Maura Niemeier and Kourtland Tyus scored 10 points each as the Eagles advanced over the Panthers. CM is now 21-4, while the Panthers go to 17-5. CM is scheduled to play for the championship of the tourney Saturday....
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville’s Fire Department received a call at 12:26 p.m. Friday about a possible house fire in the 300 block of Broadview Avenue in Edwardsville. When firefighters arrived, they observed fire and smoke showing and a box alarm was struck with Glen Carbon and Wood River....
JERSEYVILLE – The Edwardsville High boys’ basketball team, after trailing 11-1 after the first quarter, came from 12 points down to tie the game late, but a pair of Sam LaPorta free throws with 5.9 seconds left in regulation gave Highland a 45-43 win over the Tigers in their opening...
ALTON - The Alton Educational Foundation held its annual Guardians of Education Breakfast Tuesday morning at Mark Twain School. The annual breakfast showcased three who received 2018 grants from the Alton Educational Foundation. Alton Educational Foundation President Nita Whitten and Vice President...
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