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.
ALTON – A camera at a private residence on Henry Street captured an alleged fern thief outside Duke Bakery in Alton. Amy Doucleff-Hollis, whose family owns the iconic Alton bakery, said a camera captured a woman appearing to take a potted fern outside the business at 1:56 a.m. last Thursday....
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees Chair David Heyen said recent calls for his resignation regarding anti-Islamic, anti-immigrant and pro-Confederacy posts shared on his personal Facebook page were distractions from him “asking the tough questions.”...
GODFREY – A rally calling for the resignation of Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) Board Chair David Heyen was held outside the Trimpe ATC Building where the meeting of the board of trustees was set to take place later Tuesday evening. The rally began at 5:30 p.m. and was co-hosted...
GODFREY – In one of the most well-attended meetings of the Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees in recent history, controversial LCCC Board Chair David Heyen repudiated several calls for his resignation. Heyen maintained his chair position for the meeting, despite a cal...
GODFREY - A call for Lewis and Clark Community College Board Chair David Heyen's resignation was voted down at a Tuesday night meeting. The calls for his resignation followed anti-Islamic, anti-immigration and pro-confederacy posts on Heyen's personal Facebook page. Board members Julie Johnson,...
GODFREY – A call for Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees Chair David Heyen's resignation begins a long list of action items for Tuesday's meeting of the LCCC Board of Trustees. The location of the meeting has been changed from its usual space in Erickson Hall, near the...
GODFREY – A Muslim solidarity rally will precede the meeting of the Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees Tuesday night. The rally is being hosted by Umama Khenissi, who describes herself as a “progressive Muslim organizer” from St. Louis City. The rally is bein...
ALTON – The Alton-based Mustard Seed Peace Project is working on putting together a rummage sale to raise funds for its ongoing mission to provide clean drinking water to remote portions of the Central American nation of Guatemala. The rummage sale will take place on May 18 at Lovejoy's Event...
GODFREY – Chairperson of the Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees David Heyen has stood by multiple social media posts deemed as offensive and bigoted by many members of the community. On Thursday, Riverbender.com broke a story, which has now garnered national attention,...
GODFREY – Calls for resignation are following an investigation by Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) into its current board chair, David Heyen. Heyen was voted as chair of the LCCC board during a special meeting held to seat the three new members. Those members, Julie Johnson, Kevin...
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