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 - A human torso found in June 2004 by a maintenance worker at the Wright City, Mo., rest area, at mile marker 199 on westbound Interstate 70 in Warren County has been identified as Deanna Denise Howland.
Howland was born on Jan. 17, 1969, previously of Alton.
The torso ha...
EDWARDSVILLE – From its humble beginnings in the desk drawers of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professors, SIUE Credit Union has built itself up from a small academically oriented institution to one of the area’s preferred choices for all of your financial needs....
ALTON – What’s better than chowing down on some pancakes and shopping on a Saturday morning?
That’s exactly what guests at Alton Band and Orchestra Builder’s Spring Vendor Fair and Pancake Breakfast had the opportunity to do this Saturday morning at Alton High...
ALTON – Alton's own Dave Janet emerged the winner of the Alton Half Marathon , 13.1-mile race on Saturday morning with a time of 1 hour, 13 minutes and 9 seconds, while Justin Lochmann won the 5K in 23:19 .
Maureen Conley, 32 (VALLEY PARK, MO) won the women's half marathon...
EDWARDSVILLE - Offering fresh and never frozen fruit arrangements, dipped fruit gifts and their newly added fresh fruit smoothies, Edible Arrangements is the perfect and most unique way to send a special “thank you,” “I love you” or “happy birthday.” ...
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