Madelaine Gerard is a Staff Writer and Photographer for RiverBender.com.
Born in Alton, Gerard has always been a native of the Riverbend. After attending Bethalto Community District No. 8 schools, she went on to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she received her BA in Mass Communications. She is currently working toward her Master's degree.
In her free time, Gerard loves to binge-watch television shows on Netflix, go to the movies, and look at funny cat pictures on the Internet.
Alton High School hosted their annual Redbird Volleyball Classic. The Redbirds faced Gillespie while Southwestern battled against Granite City in the first two matches of the tournament on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016.
ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE – The football teams from Granite City, Roxana, Civic Memorial, Metro-East Lutheran and Bunker Hill High Schools are in for one interesting night of play this Friday night at arenas throughout the region.
Between the prospects of the glory of winning two games in...
ALTON - After last week's match against Rock Island High School , the Alton High School Redbirds are wishing to look past the 38-13 loss and push forward in this Friday's home game against Quincy at Public School Stadium.
Like Alton, the Blue Devils had some trouble making the ball...
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EDWARDSVILLE - An 18-year-old Godfrey teen - Keaun L. Cook - has been arrested and charged with one count of Material Support for Terrorism and one count of Making a Terrorist Threat.
An announcement by Madison...
GODFREY – Roxana captured a narrow 5-4 win over Marquette Catholic High School on Monday at Lewis and Clark Community College. The Shells won with a score of 5-4 overall.
Off to a great start for their season, the Shells extend their record to 4-0 after defeating Vandali...
ALTON – Regardless of what they have been through in their life, everyone deserves a second chance at success. Second chances do not come often for some in this interesting and chaotic life we all live, but for Paula Hinkson , she knows exactly how the past’s consequences can linger...
ALTON - For the second day in a row, Alton High School will be releasing their students early due to issues with their air conditioning units.
Buses will run 3 1/2 hours earlier than scheduled and students were instructed to check the school's athletic website for information regarding...
EDWARDSVILLE – The law firm of Walton Telken Foster is pleased to announce that each of its attorneys has been recognized by their peers as leading lawyers in personal injury litigation.
“We are proud to learn that our peers have selected us as leading and emerging lawyers,”...
ALTON - Alton High School students were dismissed from classes early due to an issue with the school’s air conditioning unit.
Students were dismissed beginning at 1:15 p.m. Bus drop-off times ran approximately two hours earlier than normal, according to the dialer released by the Alto...
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