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.
EAST ALTON - Village of East Alton Public Works Department and volunteers have been working diligently to remove concrete from the locking mechanisms at the floodgates located at IL Route 3 and Broadway .
The gates were scheduled to be closed at 10:00 a.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 29...
HARTFORD - The battle against Mother Nature continues as flood waters continue to rise across the area.
After a Facebook post by Hartford resident Jason Wells documenting a possible breach situation on the levee located on Canal Road on the south side of town began circulating,...
WEST ALTON, MO. - At around 11:00 a.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 29 , the Rivers Pointe Fire Protection District and the Mayor of West Alton William Richter have issued an evacuation order effective immediately for residents and volunteers in the town.
This evacuation comes after the Mississippi...
JERSEYVILLE - While the rain beat down on the roof of Jersey Community High School’ s gymnasium, a storm was brewing inside on the basketball court.
After a long week of Christmas festivities, eight girls basketball teams have come together to compete in Jersey’s annual...
BETHALTO - For some people who hit the gym, losing weight and maintaining physical fitness is the ultimate goal.
For 23-year-old Jeffrey Steiner, the goal wasn’t to lose weight. In fact, it was quite the opposite.
In late 2011 , when he was 19 years old, Steiner weighed...
ALTON - Dozens of area roads have been barricaded and officially closed by the Illinois Department of Transportation this Monday, Dec. 28 due to the amount of rainfall that has poured over the River Bend over the past few days.
The southbound lanes of US 67 on the Clark Bridge...
GRAFTON - From leaf-peeping to eagle watching, visitors flock down the Mississippi River and to its various state parks and nature preserves to view some of nature’s finest marvels.
Unfortunately for those who had hopes to see eagles soaring above the Mississippi River to date, they...
ALTON - Between periods of severe thunderstorms, non-stop and heavy precipitation and constantly fluctuating temperatures, the past few days have wreaked havoc on the River Bend.
As rainfall totals creep up to the area’s historic highs, several municipalities have been forced to...
COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces several current road closures due to the major flooding within the area: US 40 through Troy, IL 143 east of Edwardsville, Old Alton-Edwardsville Road in Edwardsville, and Marine-St. Jacob Road west...
ALTON - Certain laws of nature say that “what goes up must come down.”
After his 24-hour fast from above the Salvation Army of Alton , Kettle Coordinator Greg Gelzinnis was definitely excited to come down from his perch near the facility’s large Christmas...
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