Brittany Kohler is the Content Manager of Riverbender.com and EdGlenToday.com.
As a reporter, Kohler covers local events and provides feature articles for the local riverbend personalities and businesses. Kohler also runs the social media sites for Riverbender.com and all clients that Riverbender.com provides that service for.
Born and raised in Alton Illinois, Kohler graduated from Alton High School in 2006. After attending Western Illinois University for a short while, Kohler decided to join the Marine Corps to travel and experience a fast pace structured lifestyle. Kohler graduated Marine Corps boot camp in March 2008 and was awarded Company Honor Graduate and Company Iron Woman.
Kohler graduated from the Basic Public Affairs Specialist Course, Basic Writing and Announcing Skills Course and Broadcast Operations and Maintenance Course at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md. She was then stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville North Carolina where she worked at the Joint Public Affairs office for the remainder of her term.
Kohler deployed to South America on the USS Gunston Hall in 2010 in support of Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011. There, she conducted and documented jungle survival training and humanitarian missions in Guatemala, Belize, Colombia and other locations along the way.
After a successful 4 years in the Marines, Kohler returned home to Alton and immediately began continuing her education. In 2013, Kohler received her Associates in Science from Lewis and Clark Community College and is currently enrolled in the Public Relations/Marketing program at Ashford University.
As an independent civilian contractor, Kohler continues to work for the Marine Corps Special Operations Command in support of their final training exercises.
An avid Cardinals fan and recreational volleyball player, Kohler enjoys the company of her many friends and takes advantage of spending time with her ever expanding family whenever she can. She believes Alton is perfect for her and is looking forward to one day raising children of her own in the same town she grew up in.
The Lovett’s Family Recipes have been the recent talk of the town after their move from Elm Street to College Avenue.
Though the family and close friends have all been well aware of the family’s talents in the kitchen, the rest of the town is finally catching on. For newcomers, the recent...
Jason Harrison, 31, recently became the first African American Chaplain to be assigned to the Alton Police Department after swearing in during the City Hall Meeting, Feb. 26.
Interested in the profession, Harrison approached Alton Police Department's Chief of Poilice, Jason A. Simmons, about...
It is mostly unheard of for a family to experience the pain of a tragedy and the joy of birth merely minutes apart, but that happened to the Williams family on Wednesday.
The body of 35-year-old Stacie Williams was discovered at the intersection of 25th Street and Madison in Granite City...
Savannah and Adam met in 2011 through a mutual friend. They decided to start dating in 2014 and carried on a relationship throughout.
Finding out Savannah was pregnant was scary because she knew she was not completely ready to raise a child. She didn’t have a place of her own. After the...
The Riverbender.com staff continuously strives to broaden capabilities and supply the Riverbend with news stories by means of resourceful media.
One of our latest endeavors is the launch of our two new video series: Explore the Riverbend and Pets of the Week .
Explore the RiverBend is...
Roughly 80 Cub Scouts participated in this year’s Piasa Bird District Pinewood Derby at Alton Square Mall Saturday, Feb. 16. The event, sponsored by Jack Schmidt Chevrolet in Wood River, took place in the first floor commons area of the mall.
“The Pinewood Derby is a big part of...
When remembering Vic Gonzales, people speak of him as a kind and caring man that enjoyed doing things for others and simply making people happy. At age 78, Vic passed away Feb. 12, 2013, in a sudden accident while delivering valentines to family members.
On Valentine’s Day two years ago,...
Brothers Jason and Dave Princivalli, with the help of family and friends, have created a very well-known establishment here in Alton, serving Italian cuisines to the local area and bringing a home-style meal to the table.
This week marks a big accomplishment in the Princivalli books, their 15-yea...
Students at Central Elementary School in Roxana donated canned foods as part of their annual food drive in support of the Salvation Army Food Shelf last December. In return, The Salvation Army hosted a “Lunch with the Lieutenant” at the school Friday, Jan. 30.
Several Salvation Army...
Bowl Haven Lanes hosted a benefit Saturday, Jan. 31, in support of the Donahue family and their recent discovery of their unborn son’s condition.
Kennedy and Sean Donahue, of Alton, showed up for a routine ultrsound in November only to discover that their son, Baby Sean Michael, has a congenital...
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