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.
JERSEY COUNTY - First responders were called to the scene of a fatality on Illinois Route 3 near Heafner Lane and Green Earth Greenhouse around 10 a.m. Thursday. The Jersey County Sheriff Mike Ringhausen confirmed that the deputies and the Illinois State Police were reconstructing the fatal crash...
WOOD RIVER - Firefighters sprayed water early Thursday morning on the two rail cars that leaked sulfuric acid on railroad tracks behind Mike’s Manufacturing off Illinois Route 3. Multiple area fire agencies, the Madison County Emergency Management Agency, and HAZMAT personnel responded to th...
BELLEVILLE - Marquette Catholic's Sammy Hentrich and Laura Hewitt qualified for next week's IHSA Class 1A state track meet in the shot put and long jump, respectively, while Father McGivney Catholic's Kaitlyn Hatley qualified for the 800 and 1,600 meters with a pair of top-two finishes in...
WOOD RIVER - A very serious incident happened on the railroad tracks behind Mike's Manufacturing off Illinois Route 3 in Wood River Wednesday afternoon then continued with two train cars leaking sulfuric acid. The incident started at 3 p.m. Wednesday and overnight issues occurred and fire departments...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: WOOD RIVER - East Alton- Wood River's Jaylen Ulrich was a double winner once again, winning the shot put and discus throw, and athletes from the Oilers, Granite City and Marquette Catholic all performed well at the EAWR Girls Invitational track meet, ran Saturday at EAWR...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: COLLINSVILLE - The Edwardsville High boys track team won two events - the 4x400 meter relay and the triple jump - in finishing second in the Collinsville Invitational meet, one of the largest meets in the state, on Friday afternoon at Kahok Stadium Mt. Vernon won the...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: ALTON - Edwardsville's Blake Burris had three hits while Alton's Adam Stilts drove in two runs as the Alton River Dragons held off a three-run ninth-inning rally to win their debut game over the Terre Haute REX 6-5 before a large crowd Friday night at Lloyd Hopkins Field...
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