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 – Always keeping it quite hilarious and even more mystifying, Chris Carpunky, a Bethalto native, will be performing his renowned magic act at 8 p.m. this Friday at the RiverBender.com Community Center .
Averaging about 120 performances a year, Carpunky is no stranger t...
EDWARDSVILLE – For law enforcement agencies across Madison County and beyond, reducing the risk of prescription drug addiction and overdose is one of their top priorities.
In conjunction with the nationwide initiative led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Madison...
GODFREY – For Stephanie Bechtold, Kim Cottingham and Tara Stover, it means the world to them to be able support the ones they love and others who fight against a terrible disease from thousands of miles away.
Despite the cold and rainy weather in the forecast, over 100 participants...
Despite the cold and rainy weather in the forecast, over 100 participants gathered in support of John Marburger and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for a 5K race and one-mile fun run at 9 a.m. this Saturday at Glazebrook Park.
EDWARDSVILLE – Heading into the summer months, some parents are worried that they children may become bored and lethargic while school isn’t in session.
Luckily for the guests at the Edwardsville YMCA , children learned that they can be active and have fun at the same time with...
EDWARDSVILLE – With clouds and a cool breeze settling in over the area, Edwardsville High School’s softball round robin tournament was set forth this Friday afternoon.
In their first day of round robin play, the Tigers defeated the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders 7-0.
A combination...
On Friday, April 20, Edwardsville High School hosted their girls softball Round Robin tournament, welcoming Marquette Catholic High School, Peoria Notre Dame High School and Quincy Notre Dame High School to the Edwardsville Sports Complex.
In a nationwide initiative to endorse healthy activities for children, the Edwardsville YMCA hosted their Healthy Kids Day festivities beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 29.
HAMEL – Students in the Edwardsville School District 7 their excellence in a variety of ways during their time at the numerous schools around the area.
Between striving in sports, maintaining their academics and gaining bright aspirations for the future, the faculty and staff at schools...
ALTON – In their Southwestern Conference match up this Thursday , the O’Fallon High School Panthers (7-1) defeated the Alton High School Redbirds baseball team (5-3) 7-0 after seven innings of play.
Dynamic pitching courtesy of O’Fallon’s Bradley Harrison...
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