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 - Here is a complete schedule of area football games on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, and Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The Games of the Week to be livestreamed on Riverbender.com will be Columbia at Roxana Friday at 7 p.m., and Aurora Central Catholic at Marquette Catholic Saturday at 11...
ROXANA — Hundreds gathered Thursday evening along the parade route to celebrate the Roxana Homecoming Parade, where large amounts of candy were distributed to the crowd. The parade’s grand marshal was Mark Scroggins, a 1971 graduate of Roxana High School who has dedicated more than 3...
ALTON — The USS LST-325, a World War II-era landing ship turned floating museum, will be docked at the port of Alton from Sept. 18 to 22, 2025, offering daily tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Commissioned in 1943, the USS LST-325 played a significant role in the European theater of World War II,...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic volleyball secured a 2-1 victory over Father McGivney Catholic on Tuesday in a Gateway Metro Conference match at Marquette. The final scores were 25-15, 21-25, 25-20. With the win, Marquette improved to 7-9 overall and 2-1 in conference play. Key contributors for Marquette...
WOOD RIVER - Edwardsville's Rachel Johnson captured first in the Southwestern Conference Girls Tournament on the second day of play on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at Belk Park in Wood River. Johnson fired a second-day score of 68 to finish with a 139 total score. O'Fallon's Zoey Ficken finished with...
BENLD - A Benld man previously convicted of domestic battery has been charged again with the same offense after allegedly attacking a member of his household. Donald E. Ruyle, 52, of Benld, was charged on Sept. 8, 2025, with one count of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. On Sept. 5, 2025, Ruyle...
GILLESPIE — Dylan C. Franko, 26, of Gillespie, was arrested and charged with aggravated fleeing following an incident on Interstate 55 on August 23, 2025. According to charging documents, Franko fled from a Gilliespie police officer while driving a 2017 Ford passenger car and exceeded the...
ST. LOUIS — Just before 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, St. Louis Metropolitan Police District 3 officers responding to a report of a suspicious person in the 3600 block of South Grand Boulevard encountered an armed suspect, according to authorities. When officers parked their patrol SUV...
CASEYVILLE — A man was charged with aggravated domestic battery after officers responded to a 911 hang-up call at a residence on September 7, 2025, where a pregnant woman was found in distress. Officers from the Caseyville Police Department arrived at the scene following a 911 call in which...
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