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.
COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville Kahok Wrestling team showcased a dominant performance against the Alton Redbirds on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, securing a decisive victory with a final score of 58-8. The Kahoks set the tone early in the match, winning the first five bouts. Despite a single...
GRANITE CITY—The Granite City Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 2600 block of East 24th Street Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, 2025, facing challenging conditions of cold temperatures and heavy snowfall from earlier this week. Firefighters arrived to find fire and smoke coming...
ALTON — The Alton Lady Redbirds delivered a commanding performance on Tuesday night, securing a decisive 69-24 victory over the Belleville West Lady Maroons in a game held at Alton High School. From the outset, Alton set the tone, racing to a 22-3 lead by the end of the first...
WATERLOO – The Belleville East Lady Lancers secured a decisive 60-40 victory against the Waterloo Lady Bulldogs in a road game on Friday night, maintaining a lead throughout the contest. The Lancers started strong, finishing the first quarter ahead 14-11. They continued to build on their...
Business, government and organization closings for Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Altonized Community Federal Credit Union (Alton and Brighton) Ark Animal Hospital (Edwardsville) Bakers and Hale (Godfrey) Bellemore Animal Hospital (Granite City) Bethalto Animal Clinic (Bethalto) Bethalto McDonald's...
A premier high school basketball event where teams compete throughout the day.
Over the years the shootout has had nationally ranked teams and numerous players that go on to play college basketball and the NBA.
Area businesses and churches are closed on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, due to the winter weather in our area. CLOSED Sunday - Businesses Nautilus Fitness Center will be closing at noon East Alton American Legion Post 794 Gateway Arch Bakers and Hale El Mezcal Restaurant ATT Store (Alton)...
HIGHLAND(Girls) 56, Robinson 39 In the first game of the Highland Optimist Shootout, the Highland Lady Bulldogs won by 17 points against the Robinson Maroons. Jordan Bircher led Highland with 15 points while Sophie Fleming had 14 points. Tensley Dunlap led the Maroons with 20 points and Zoe...
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