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.
EAST ALTON — The East Alton Halloween Parade took place Thursday evening, Oct. 30, 2025, featuring a range of participants, including local fire and police departments, school bands, and community organizations. Sponsored by the Village’s American Legion, the parade began at Wilshire...
ROXANA - In another girls volleyball regional final match at Roxana on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Columbia won its 34th match of the season with a win over a talented Father McGivney squad 2-0 with set scores of 25-16 and 25-14. Father McGivney’s coach, Jake Williams, praised his team despite...
EDWARDSVILLE — The sentencing hearing for Stanford Stokes, convicted in the shooting death of Jarred O. Hayes, was postponed Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, after defense attorneys requested a continuance. Stokes was found guilty on all charges related to the incident, which occurred at 9:16 p.m....
EDWARDSVILLE — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball team scored 55 points in the second half to secure a 100-60 victory over St. Ambrose University on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in an exhibition game at First Community Arena. The Cougars, coming off their 2024-25 Ohio...
TRENTON - Lucas Abbott led Metro East Lutheran High School to the IHSA Class 1A Trenton-Wesclin Regional title with a victory in the three-mile boys race in a time of 15:32.39. Metro East Lutheran won the team championship with 40 points, followed by Roxana with 69 points, Fairfield with 84...
TRENTON – Roxana’s Gianna Stassi raced to an IHSA Class 1A Regional championship win at Trenton-Wesclin on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, with a time of 18:22.51 for three miles. Stassi is a junior for the Shells. Claire Skaff of Althoff Catholic was second (18:29.47), followed by a freshman...
ALTON — The Roxana Shells secured a 41-6 victory over the Marquette Explorers on Friday, closing out their regular season with a 6-3 record and a playoff berth. Roxana struck first with quarterback Cohen Dugan connecting on a 40-yard touchdown pass to Aiden Stemm at 9:01 in the first quarter....
ROXANA - Salem defeated Roxana in a volleyball match on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, with set scores of 25-22 and 25-19. The game took place at Roxana High School. Roxana's offense was led by Josie Brannon, who recorded four kills, followed by Tatum Shaw and Leah Newton with three kills each....
ALTON - Here is a complete schedule of area football games on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Our live-streaming game will be Roxana at Marquette. https://www.riverbender.com/video/live/details.cfm?id=1658 FRIDAY Alton (0-8) at Highland Edwardsville (4-4) at DeSmet (4-4) Columbia (6-2) at Jersey...
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