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 – The Alton Community Unit School District Number 11 Board of Education declined to take further action following an investigation into an incident during Alton High School’s boys' basketball game against Riverview Gardens of Riverview, Mo., on Nov. 23. The Redbirds’ boy...
ROXANA 51, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 33: Sophomore Gavin Huffman had the hot hand as he scored 27 points, including six threes, as the Shells defeated the Oilers for the eighth time in the rivals’ last ten games Tuesday night at the Roxana Junior High gym. Andrew Beckman and Parris White...
ALTON - Alton Police and Fire Departments were busy with a pair of incidents Monday night, one an alleged bomb threat at Argosy Casino and the other with a suspect smashing counters and taking jewelry at Kay's Jewelers at 1702 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton. Chief Jake Simmons said early Tuesday...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: TAYLORVILLE - Civic Memorial’s girls basketball team appears ready to continue the winning tradition. The Eagles captured first place in the Taylorville Tournament with a 60-30 triumph over Rochester on Saturday. CM bolted to 20-4 and 30-13 leads against Rochester....
SEE 84 PHOTOS IN GALLERY: SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Jake Peal of Bethalto and April Lund of Bismarck, N.D., were the men’s and women’s overall winners of the 59th annual Great River Road Run on Saturday in Alton. The annual race is sponsored by the Alton Road Runners Club....
ST. LOUIS - After a warm Thanksgiving weekend, the weather took a significant turn with high winds, cold temperatures, and a storm Sunday night into Monday morning. A tornado warning was issued in the area around 5 p.m. Sunday and then the high winds began. Portions of Godfrey were hit with the...
EDWARDSVILLE – Senior guard Chris Hartrich led the way with 16 points, while tournament MVP Nick Hemann added 12 as Marquette Catholic won its second consecutive Metro-East Lutheran Turkey Tip-Off Tournament championship with a 50-37 win over the host Knights in Saturday night’s...
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