Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

EDWARDSVILLE - Funds raised from the 5th Annual Progressive Taste of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon were donated to the Glen-Ed Food Pantry Thursday morning. Judy Moody, Executive Director of the Glen-Ed Food Pantry, said without donations and volunteers from the community the pantry wouldn’t...

ALTON - Alton High School’s Matthew Daniel signed his letter of intent Wednesday afternoon to join the men’s swim team St. Leo University in St. Leo, Florida. Daniel’s coach, Nancy Miller, said he’s been an outstanding athlete for quite some time with adding that it’s...

ALTON - Alton High School honored the graduating class of 2018 as this year’s group of Redbirds received their diplomas Friday evening. Anya Jones, class president of 2018, said there are a lot of memorable times together as Redbirds. “Over the past thirteen years we have developed...

EDWARDSVILLE - A ribbon cutting was held at the new Nick Ursch Pavilion at Leon Corlew Park Saturday morning. The pavilion was a gift to the city from Mark and Sally Speciale, one of the many families who has helped to develop the park into what it has become today. “When the city decided...

ALTON - The Alton Police Department, in partnership with A Precious Organization and the YWCA, laced up their sneakers and the hit court the fourth annual “Ballin’ With A Cop” event Saturday morning. Lieutenant John Franke helped organize the event with the police department...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School Tigers took home the regional championship title Saturday afternoon at Alton High, defeating the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones, 1-0. With no runs until the bottom of the sixth, Kay Swanson was able to bring Maria Smith home as Jordyn Henricks threw...

The Alton Police, in partnership with A Precious Organization and the YWCA, laced up their sneakers and the hit court the fourth annual “Ballin’ With A Cop”.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Tigers’ Jack Marinko signed his letter of intent to play basketball with Millikin University Friday afternoon at Edwardsville High School. Coach Mike Waldo said Jack is very tough and was an amazing teammate with a great career. “Jack did a good job of getting better...

COTTAGE HILLS - A tense hostage situation concluded early Thursday evening with no apparent injuries in Cottage Hills. The incident began when the Madison County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene of a home invasion in Cottage Hills, reported by neighbors to be on Eighth Street. The victim...

COTTAGE HILLS - A massive amount of law enforcement have a home surrounded in Cottage Hills at this time and a person or persons are refusing to leave the home in the 1300 block of Second Street. It is unknown at this time why the person or persons are wanted, but Riverbender.com has been told...