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 National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis has predicted flooding to crest in Alton and Grafton overnight Monday. In Grafton, which is still declaring itself “open for business,” despite flooding closing a few local roadways, the crest is predicted to be around 25...
SEE FULL PHOTO GALLERY: EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Homecoming Parade highlighted last week's activities with significant student body attendance and a large crowd. The parade started at Eden Church and traveled south on Main Street and turned right onto West Vandalia Street,...
WOOD RIVER - Cleanup has started with the house that caught fire in the 800 block of Lorena in Wood River. The fire occurred at 4:45 a.m. Saturday. The father of the homeowner said the family was asleep at the time of the fire, but thankfully, everyone made it out of the home safely. The top...
COLLINSVILLE - As of Monday morning, there is moderate flooding in the area which is causing some road closures. Riverbender.com will release any Illinois Department of Transportation updates as soon as they come throughout the flood development. The Illinois Department of Transportation o...
WEST ALTON - The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed Highway 94 between Saale Road and Alta Villa Road due to the high water event. Drivers will need to use a minor detour of Saale Road to Feltes Road. This connects at Highway 94 from both sides. MoDOT said please use caution on...
WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River won its fourth game of the season 20-6 Friday night at home against South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville/Kincaid. Oilers' running back Ryan Dawson was a star in the game with two touchdowns, one in the second quarter to put East Alton-Wood River on top...
ALTON - The Alton Police Department executed a search warrant on the 1100 block of Central Avenue Thursday morning. Alton Police Chief Jake Simmons said the raid, which was done by the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS), was the result of a drug investigation. He said tips to the police...
WOOD RIVER - Charlie Tweedy, a man who meant much to Wood River, was given a memorable farewell Monday morning on his way to Woodland Hill Cemetery by present and past Charlie’s Drive-In employees. After his funeral services at Mark’s Mortuary, the funeral procession drove by and...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: SEE ALTON-BELLEVILLE EAST HOMECOMING GAME VIDEO: ALTON - This past Friday night was homecoming at Alton High and prior to the game the annual Alton High Homecoming Parade was held. As normal, parades in Alton always are memorable and this year's homecoming parade...
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