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 - The Alton Community Unit School District #11 will be conducting their mandatory registration for high school students from Aug. 1 through 4 in the Commons at AHS. In order for students to start the day of school, students must be registered the week after the 1 st of August....
HIGHLAND – There’s nothing better than heading out to the fairgrounds for an early morning livestock show.
Year after year, this is a way of life for dozens of livestock farmers around the region. At this year’s Madison County Fair , the exhibitors had the opportunity to...
ALTON – An electronic metronome chirps, keeping the tempo for the 155 students on the practice fields behind Alton High School . After hearing their instructions from their fearless leader, director Alyssa Cudney, and a quick countdown of “five, six, seven, eight,” the...
The Alton High School Marching 100 hosted their week-long band camp beginning on July 25. The camp runs all day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the practice field behind Alton High School.
ALTON - “We don’t know how strong we really are until being strong is the only choice.”
The mantra, which is printed on the back of t-shirts that were sold at this Saturday’s Fighting With Jake benefit at Marquette Catholic High School, perfectly describes the mentality...
ALTON - Musicians come and go, but the stories that they tell in their songs will live forever.
Charlie Daniels’ music has flourished from generation to generation, and on Saturday night at the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater , the man himself returned to the area for a night full...
The Charlie Daniels Band rocked the night away Saturday, July 23 at the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater. The Glendale Riders served as the opening act for the award-winning musician.
The Fighting With Jake Benefit took place on Saturday, July 23 at Marquette Catholic High School. Jacob Botterbush, 29, of Hardin, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on Feb. 13. Ever since, his life has been full of treatments, hospital stays and a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant....
ALTON - On February 13 this year, 29-year old Jacob Botterbush of Hardin just was not feeling well.
“He thought he had the flu and he ended up in Jersey Community Hospital,” Karen Botterbush , Jacob’s mother, said. “They ran test after test and when the results...
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