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.
BETHALTO – For seven years, a taco-eating contest has been held at the Jaycees Country Fair in Bethalto. The tacos are provided by T-Mo's Tacos, a local food vendor, and it was started as an effort to bring more folks to the fair. The challenge, which may sound daunting to some and doable to...
ST. LOUIS - The crests predicted by next week in the Riverbend will be higher than any historic level in the area short of 1993. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service (NWS) have been utilizing the next 48 hours of predicted rainfall instead of only 24 hours as was previously used...
ALTON - A car fire erupted just before 9 p.m. Thursday on Court Street in Alton. No one was injured, but the Alton Fire Department responded to a severely burnt vehicle. The fire was quickly contained and extinguished, but its cause is not known at this time. Many neighbors took photos and videos...
JERSEYVILLE - Another round of severe thunderstorms blew through the area last night, causing lots of wind-related damage in their wake. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis said they are going to send survey teams to the areas affected in the next several days...
ST. LOUIS – More rain is coming this week, and more fell in the Northern Mississippi River Basin, which means flooding again is returning to the Riverbend. National Weather Service (NWS) Meteorologist Patrick Walsh said the current flood predictions only account for already-fallen rain as...
ST. LOUIS – Severe storms with the possibility of damaging winds and even tornadoes are expected to reach the Riverbend this evening. National Weather Service (NWS) Meteorologist Jared Maples said the storms are coming from Western Missouri in a north-to-south line and are heading east. These...
ALTON – It is graduation season in the Riverbend, and with all the bittersweet emotions of change in the air, many forget to keep eyes on their ceremonial balloons purchased by friends and family members to commemorate the big day. Those balloons, however, can cause nightmares' worth of troubles...
ALTON - The McDonald's restaurant on Broadway had a sign that said it was temporarily closed around the lunch hour on Monday. The McDonald's on Broadway reported earlier Monday that it hoped to be reopened later in the day. It was unknown at this time why the restaurant closed the doors temporarily....
ALTON – Earlier this month artists from Beverly Farm presented their works at the “I'm an Artist” Gallery at Old Bakery Beer Company. The art program at Beverly Farm is mostly directed by residents and sponsored by community donations. Lately, however, they have been working...
ALTON – This year's second annual Alton Pup Crawl featured as many as 13 participating locations and exponentially more participating pooches. The event was sponsored by Alton Main Street. Sally Kirbach, who is on the group's promotion board said all of the participating locations were...
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