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.
EDWARDSVILLE – Famous composer Claude Debussy once said, “Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.”
Defying the rules to make gorgeous works of art is exactly what the 200 students who normally engage in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Suzuki...
The SIUE String Camp gave young orchestral instrument performers the opportuntiy to sharpen their learning, playing and listening skills. The camp was held from July 19 through the 22 on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville by faculty members Erika Lord-Castillo and Vera McCoy-Sulentic....
HAMEL – Since 2007, DK’s Market has been providing their customers with the best service around, competitive pricing and much more with their second-to-none full service grocery store in Hamel.
The market has been serving citizens of Madison County and beyond for over 9 year...
BELLEVILLE - Pvt. Zachary Beyer, of Belleville, Illinois, was sworn into the Illinois Army National Guard July 7 at the St. Louis Military Entrance Processing Station. Beyer enlisted as a 74D, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Specialist and will be assigned to the M Company,...
EDWARDSVILLE - The dog days of summer are among us, but before we know it, children from around the region will be grabbing their backpacks and pencils and will head back to school.
Before the kids take their seats in the classroom, they and their parents will have to register and pay thei...
ALTON - The dog days of summer are among us, but before we know it, children from around the region will be grabbing their backpacks and pencils and will head back to school.
Before the kids take their seats in the classroom, they and their parents will have to register and pay their fees...
ALTON - When it comes to helping those who in need in our own community, it only takes a couple of country musicians, a little bit of bluegrass and a whole lot of compassion.
Saturday evening, Senior Services Plus hosted their annual Feed The Need Benefit Concert for Meals on Wheels ...
The 2016 Feed The Need Benefit Concert for Meals On Wheels featured country music acts Rodney Atkins, Jana Kramer and local bluegrass band The Harman Family.
JERSEYVILLE – Some say that imitation is the highest form of flattery. In the case of Almost Kiss , four devoted and true fans of the classic rock quartet surely put on one dynamic performance at this year’s Jersey County Fair.
The outfit out of Kansas City lit up the fairgrounds...
EDWARDSVILLE - Power has been restored to Source Juicery and its surrounding neighbors on Main Street in Downtown Edwardsville after nearly two days without electricity.
Severe thunderstorms that ravaged the area Wednesday afternoon knocked the power out through several locations down...
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