Cory Davenport has worked as a reporter in Alton for more than five years. Starting at the Alton Telegraph, he covered education, community events, and several large scale investigative pieces. He is a graduate of Marquette Catholic High School, and trained in radio broadcasting and mass communications at Lewis and Clark Community College. He is writing for Riverbender to serve the community through providing information. He believes a good community is a well informed community, which can celebrate achievements and remedy problems together.
EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Board Chairperson Kurt Prenzler's administration filed a counterclaim lawsuit against Madison County Auditor Rick Faccin. The purpose of the counterclaim is to remove restrictions on the county's financial information placed on the Prenzler Administration by Faccin'...
GODFREY – Monday's meeting of the Godfrey Fire Protection District (GFPD) Board of Trustees focused on budgetary concerns – as the GFPD is operating nearly $100,000 in the red – as well as promotions. Firefighter John Wilson was promoted to lieutenant. He was pinned with the new...
WEST ALTON – The Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) has announced plans to raise the southbound lanes of Highway 67, just across the Clark Bridge. The $3 million project will be officially awarded in 2020 and construction could begin around then or in early 2021, MODOT Engineer...
ALTON – The Policeman's Ball will be held for its 83 rd year on May 4, 2019, and the public is encouraged to attend. President of the Police Benevolent and Protective Association, Alton Unit #14 Andrew Pierson said the annual fundraiser is the main moneymaker for the organization's non-profit...
JERSEYVILLE – A Missouri man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Jerseyville Sunday night. A release sent from the Jerseyville Police Department stated officers arrived at the scene of a rollover crash near the intersection of Highways 67 and 109 in Jerseyville. A car piloted by Devon...
ALTON – One person is in custody following an early morning drug raid in Alton. Alton Police Chief Jason Simmons said the raid occurred as a result of members of the nearby neighborhood complaining to police regarding a problematic house in the 200 block of Laclede in Alton. Simmons said undercove...
COTTAGE HILLS – Since losing her 17-year-old daughter in a car crash in February 2018, April Gray has done everything she can to continue her daughter's missions to make the world a better place. In the honor of Trinity Buel, Gray has worked with friends and family to establish Trinity's Way...
BETHALTO – Three people were arrested, two on drug-related charges, in Bethalto last Wednesday – not connected to the three folks arrested at First Mid-America Credit Union in the village earlier that week. William E. Atkins, 35, and Deborah A. Benton-Atkins, 32, both of the 200...
GODFREY – Mass casualty events have become a part of everyday life in the modern United States, and emergency services must always train for the inevitable. The Madison County Sheriff's Office and Godfrey Fire Protection District worked together Friday to simulate an active shooting situation...
ALTON – A house was not “shot up” late Thursday night into the early morning hours of Friday, despite social media comments. Alton Police Chief Jason Simmons said there was an incident on Riley Street involving a firearm, however. Simmons said a 14-year-old boy was outside of ...
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