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 - For the Alton High School Football team , the hard work doesn’t end on the football field.
Saturday morning, the boys and coaching staff of the AHS Redbirds team headed out to James H. Killion Park , located on Salu and Locust in Alton , to give the 3.5-acre area a much...
JERSEYVILLE - Visitors from all around the area travelled north to Jerseyville to celebrate the annual Jersey County Historical Society Apple Festival.
Vendors packed their tables with handmade items such as pottery, knitted clothing, quilts and other assorted crafts available for purchase...
Visitors from all around the area travelled north to Jerseyville to celebrate the annual Jersey County Historical Society Apple Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Hope Animal Rescues presented their third annual Run for Rescue 5k and One-Mile Mutt Strut to help raise money for their non-profit animal shelter that provides sanctuary and excellent care for animals around the River Bend Saturday, Oct. 3 at Gazebrook Park in Godfrey.
ALTON - After several nominations for the Alton Memorial Hospital’s Chairman Award , the hospital’s Chief of Staff and Internal Medicine physician Dr. John Wuellner took home the award in a special ceremony last weekend.
“It’s nice to be appreciated,” Dr....
BETHALTO - As a flood of purple and gold filled the Eagles’ Nest at Hauser Field in Bethalto for their homecoming game, fans of the Civic Memorial High School football team had expected another win from the team in Friday’s matchup against the Highland High School Bulldogs...
The Civic Memorial High School Eagles football team took on the Highland High School Bulldogs on Friday, October 2 at 7 p.m. at Hauser Field in Bethalto.
BETHALTO - With less than three weeks left of the regular season, the Civic Memorial High School Eagles football team are heading into one of their most difficult matchup of the season against the Highland High School Bulldogs .
CM Coach Justin Winslow has prepared his determined athletes...
EDWARDSVILLE - The cooler weather and slight wind did not deter several girls golf teams from around the area and beyond from heading out to Oak Brook Golf Club for the Gary Bair Invitational .
Edwardsville, Alton, Collinsville and Belleville East High Schools , as well as several other...
ALTON - Thursday night, the streets of downtown Alton were illuminated with the flashing red and blue lights of Alton Police Department vehicles. Behind them, a sea of over three hundred walkers wearing purple t-shirts made their trek to the Liberty Bank Riverfront Amphitheater to raise...
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