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.
ST. LOUIS – Outside of being a beautiful day (seriously, go outside), Monday has other good weather news for the Riverbend – flooding will not be as bad as previously predicted. Crests for most parts of the region are predicted to come this weekend, with levels staying in the minor an...
JERSEYVILLE – Despite being the shortest month of the year, the Jersey County Sheriff's Office saw 798 calls for service in February. These calls, 571 of which were initiated by deputies and detectives, included a variety of different things across the county. These statistics were provided...
ALTON - The life-size polystyrene sculpture of Robert Wadlow standing in the corner of Mineral Springs Mall started its life as an art project by Washington University artist William Shearburn in the mid-1990s. It traveled across the country before finding its way to Arizona. Instead of moving al...
FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA – An area soldier will be laid to rest Tuesday, March 19, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Specialist Patrick McDill, a paratrooper stationed in Fort Bragg, was killed as a result of injuries sustained from a motorcycle crash in the early hours...
ALTON – A man in a gold-colored Chevrolet Impala allegedly struck several parked cars on Seminary Street in Alton near Edwards Street, witnesses on the scene stated. One witness provided photos to Riverbender.com. She said she was at her friend's house on that street enjoying coffee when...
WOOD RIVER – After reportedly speaking with several area residents, Wood River Mayor Cheryl Maguire sent Riverbender.com a release outlining her goals for the city while advocating for a one-cent sales tax set to be on the April 2 ballot for Wood River residents. Maguire said the meetings...
ALTON – In the years before the Civil War, Alton was home to a group of German and Swiss immigrants who formed a militia company called the Alton Jaeger Guards. While information on these men is sparse, a group of modern Altonians are reenacting their legacy. Current Alton Jaeger Guard...
ALTON – Ameren Illinois is experiencing “small pockets” of outages in both Madison and St. Clair Counties due to high winds in the area. A High Wind Warning was issued for the St. Louis Metro Area by the National Weather Service (NWS), meaning gusts as high as 60 mph blew into...
SEE PAT SCHWARTE VIDEO: ALTON – Godfrey Firefighter Captain Jacob Ringering, 37, is being laid to rest Tuesday at the Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey following a funeral at St. Mary's Catholic Church and a funeral procession including as many as 250 fire engines from across the region....
SEE VIDEO OF FORUM: GODFREY – The North Alton-Godfrey Business Community and the East End Improvement Association hosted a candidate forum for people running for Godfrey Village Trustees at Lewis and Clark Community College. Six candidates are running against each other for six available...
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