Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

ALTON - Alton High senior Caroline Goeken and sophomore Julia Allen have both been selected to perform in the London's New Year's Day Parade. Lennie Goeken, Caroline's mother, said that a limited number of dancers are selected to perform in the parade. "They had to go through auditions," she...

EDWARDSVILLE - Tons of folks from the community came out to the Edwardsville Flea Market Saturday to provide help for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. "Today was fantastic. We did exactly half of the semi truck," Dan Vetter, of the Edwardsville Flea Market said. "We got one more day to go an...

ALTON - The Riverbender.com Community Center will be hosting a music trivia night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. "It will be a lot of fun," Tracy Bogard said. "It's overall to help the community center because we're a place that serves kids in the community. So we need...

BRIGHTON - NILO Farms will be hosting a celebration of the 46th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. The purpose of the day is not just to ensure a bright future for outdoor sports but also to recognize the past conservation efforts and achievements....

BETHALTO -The 98th annual Bethalto Homecoming drew thousands this weekend for family fun all while helping to better the communit y at the same time. "This our 98th annual homecoming celebration put on by the Bethalto Volunteer Fire Department," Fire Chief Alex Campbell said. "This is the largest...

ALTON - Hope Animal Rescues has already received an incredible amount of help from the community in their attempts to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Since Friday Hope Animal Rescues has been collecting supplies to help the victims of the hurricane's destruction and will continu...

EAST ALTON - St. Paul United Methodist Church is working to bring the community closer together with their vision of having a church that serves not just in their building but throughout the community. One of the ways they are doing so is with their newly revamped services which will begin at 10:3...

ALTON - An 80-yard touchdown from Kevin Caldwell in the second quarter gave the Alton Redbirds the edge they needed over the Quincy Blue Devils for the win Friday night, 48-21. Sophomore quarterback Andrew Jones threw an excellent game for the Redbirds helping them to seal their first win of...

EDWARDSVILLE - Several local sponsors will be helping those affected in Houston by Hurricane Harvey this Saturday and Sunday at The Edwardsville Flea Market, 1506 Troy Road. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. the flea market and several other sponsors will be filling a semi-tractor trailer with items like bathroom...

ALTON - The Marquette Explorers took the win over the Roxana Shells in girls varsity golf at Belk Park Wednesday afternoon, 172-231. Ellie Kane and Lauren Walsh led the Explorers each shooting 41 for the day. Kathy Kratschmer wasn't far behind at 44 and Sarah Gratton shot a 46 for the day...