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 - Parishioners are gearing up for another weekend of fun at Saints Peter and Paul Church and School, located at 801 State St., in Alton.
Saints Peter and Paul's 9th Annual Spring Fling will kick off from 5 to 10p.m. on Friday, May 19 with its Adult Night festivities and will continue fro...
CHESTERFIELD - For five years, Wild Pickins Winery and Vineyard, located at 14423 Illinois Route 111 in Chesterfield, has been a destination for people to kick back, relax and enjoy each other’s company while sipping on a glass of wine or a beer. On June 10 and 11, Wild Pickins invites the...
ALTON - As the rain poured down outside, local leaders and members of the community took sanctuary in the gymnasium at the YWCA in Downtown Alton to pray.
Hosted by Rotary of the Riverbend, the event ran concurrently with thousands of other National Day of Prayer observances throughout the...
ALTON - Shortly after Alton Mayor Brant Walker, Fire Chief Bernie Sebold and Alton Public Works Director Bob Barnhart concluded their initial assessment of the potential flooding situation in Alton, the officials are optimistic that the city will be able to handle the rising waters of the Mississippi...
EDWARDSVILLE - For some people, particularly teenagers, their first exposure to addictive drugs is in their home's medicine cabinet.
In their efforts to prevent people from abusing these drugs and moving on to stronger opiates like heroin, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons, Coroner Steve...
EDWARDSVILLE - Students from around Madison County were honored and celebrated for their love of writing at the 27th Annual Young Authors's Conference.
Over 400 students from kindergarten through eighth grade, from both private and public schools, were invited to Edwardsville High School...
O'FALLON 8, ALTON 4: A six-run seventh gave O'Fallon an 8-4 Southwestern Conference win over Alton in Alton Thursday evening; the Redbirds fell to 16-7 overall, 4-5 in the SWC, while the Panthers went to 10-9 on the year, 5-3 in the league.
Tami Wong had a 3-for-4 day at bat with a homer,...
ALTON - Those hoping to see the Alton High School Redbirds baseball team take on O'Fallon today are out of luck.
The varsity baseball game has been postponed until Thursday, May 18. The games will be played at 4:30 p.m. at AHS. The freshman baseball game, scheduled for 4 p.m. today, has been move...
CHESTERFIELD, Ill. – Since 2004, Jokers Wild Sporting Clays and Restaurant, located at 15021 Route 111 in Chesterfield, Ill., allows shooting athletes, hunters and the casual shotgun owner to sharpen their skills on its expansive property.
Since the early 1900s, shooting clays has been...
EDWARDSVILLE – Brickman Orthodontics, located at 144 West St., Edwardsville, recently welcomed local community and business leaders to tour its new location and mingle as part of an Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Business After Five event.
Though the office, under the leadership...
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