Dalton Brown joined Riverbender.com in January of 2022. He grew up in Jerseyville and graduated from Jersey Community High School in 2017. Dalton earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) with a major in Mass Communications and a minor in Political Science.
During his time at SIUE, Dalton worked as a Copy Editor for The Alestle, the university’s news organization with print and online operations. As a small, student-run newspaper, he often found himself filling the role of reporter and writer and regularly wrote news, lifestyle, and opinion pieces for The Alestle. He received recognition from the Illinois College Press Association for his writing.
Dalton also interned at The Hauser Group, a St. Louis-based Public Relations firm with several clients around the Greater St. Louis area and beyond. During his internship, he wrote newsletter content, social media posts, and several press releases which were featured in publications including Riverbender.com, the Alton Telegraph, the St. Louis Business Journal, and more.
Dalton now covers local business, government/politics, crime, and general news for Riverbender.com.
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville City Council approved the appointment of a new 2nd Ward Alderman to serve the remainder of Jack Burns’s term after his passing last month . Former Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton will now fill the role after being sworn in at Tuesday’s City Council meeting...
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community High School recently named Connor Chin as a Student of the Month for November. As a senior at JCHS, Chin is an accomplished athlete and mathematician with his eye on an engineering career. Chin was recently selected as a JCMS November Student of the Month for Jersey...
ALTON - A resolution to add more stop signs on Alby Street in Alton is moving forward after receiving unanimous approval at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. Over $86,000 in ARPA funds were also approved for various traffic safety improvements; all of these items go to the City Counci...
ALTON - The Alton Committee of the Whole voted once again to table an ordinance that would ban camping in public in Alton. Some of those involved in group discussions held since the item was last tabled say progress is being made towards a solution. The original ordinance would ban all camping...
JERSEYVILLE - Fifth grader Molly Campion was recently selected as a Jersey Community Middle School Student of the Month for November. As a competitive gymnast who’s participating in a Yoga elective at school, she also has a love for animals and plans to be a veterinarian. Campion was...
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community Middle School recently named fifth grader Logan Roemer as a Student of the Month for November. As an award-winning muti-sport athlete, Roemer stays heavily involved in and out of school as he looks to a potential career in engineering or the NHL. Roemer was recently...
JERSEYVILLE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Jersey County does not have the legal authority to secede from Illinois and become part of Missouri, as the Jersey County Board had reportedly been considering. In an opinion document dated Oct. 17, 2023, Raoul stated that in his opinion,...
JERSEYVILLE - A woman from Jerseyville is facing six charges including possession of controlled substances and various traffic violations, according to recent Jersey County court filings. Amber M. Montgomery, 43, of Jerseyville, was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled...
GILLESPIE - Dee Dee’s Florals in Gillespie has moved into a historic two-story building along the original Route 66 route, which has given the shop much more room to display its wide selection of floral arrangements, home decor, and more for all occasions. Dee Dee’s offers fresh flowers,...
ALTON - Marilyn Hope (Waide) Lake, a former Altonian and longtime award-winning author, earned two more awards to add to her impressive portfolio as an author of everything from poetry to nonfiction to children’s stories and more. Lake received two awards at the Missouri Writers Guild...
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