Dan Brannan is Content Director of RiverBender and EdGlenToday.com. Dan started at Riverbender.com/Edglentoday.com in December 2014. He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL with degrees in Journalism and Psychology. Having previously served as the Executive Editor of The Telegraph in Alton, his 17-year tenure led the paper to over 350 awards including several General Excellence awards in the Illinois Press Association, Illinois Associated Press, Freedom Communications, Southern Illinois Editorial Association and Journal Register Company contests. Brannan was chosen to lead Freedom Communications' national pilot on social media.
He is the author of eight nonfiction books including: "The Courage to Live," a biography about Donna Gustavel, a young woman with multiple disabilities; "Everyday Angels," an inspirational book of moving human interest stories; "Live Life to the Fullest: Stories of People Coping With Diabetes" which is endorsed by the American Diabetes Association; "Boy Giant: The Story of Robert Wadlow The World's Tallest Man;" "Damn Cold and Starving" written with Sgt. Marion Ray; "You Can't Kill the Dream" co-written with fellow journalist Ande Yakstis; and "A Life in Parts," the story of Loretta Goebel and endorsed by Beatle Paul McCartney.
Dan, an avid exercise enthusiast, is a member of the American Diabetes Association and lives in Maryville. Dan has two children in college - Savannah and Sierra.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY - The St. Clair County Coroner's Office identified a man found dead Wednesday morning in Frank Holten State Park as 42-year-old Michael Rogers. Rogers’ body was discovered at 10:21 a.m. on the backside of the Grand Mariah Golf Course along North Park Drive. Rogers was pronounced...
GRAFTON — A stray dog found running loose in Grafton around Oct. 15, 2025, tested negative for rabies, city officials announced Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. The male dog began showing signs of illness the day after it was found and was taken to Hawthorne Animal Hospital in Glen Carbon. Veterinarians...
LITCHFIELD - The Marquette girls volleyball team closed out its regular season with a 2-1 victory over Litchfield on the road Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The Explorers won the match with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, and 27-25, improving their season record to 19-15. Key contributors in the match included...
EAST ST. LOUIS — Authorities are investigating the death of a male found in Frank Holten State Park in East Saint Louis, officials said Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 Public Safety Enforcement Group responded to the scene at approximately...
COLLINSVILLE - Rodrigo Hernandez-Mendoza scored a brace (two goals), and it was enough to give host Collinsville a 2-0 win over a tough Alton team in the IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal Tuesday night, Oct. 21, 2025, at Kahok Stadium in Collinsville. The win put the Kahoks into the final against...
COLLINSVILLE - Zane Maxwell scored in the first half, and both Jack Kirgan and Clayton Kupinski scored in the second half to give Edwardsville a workmanlike 3-0 win over Belleville East in the IHSA Class 3A boys soccer regional Tuesday evening, Oct. 21, 2025, at Collinsville’s Kahok Stadium....
COLLINSVILLE - Caseyville Road near Collinsville High School will be closed to through traffic from Monday, October 27, 2025, through Friday, October 31, 2025, to accommodate water main work connected to the construction of the new Collinsville Area Vocational Center, officials with Collinsville...
TROY- Triad High School’s girls tennis team captured the Marquette Catholic IHSA Class A Tennis Sectional title, finishing nine points ahead of the second-place team on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. The Knights secured the championship at the sectional tournament held in Alton and Godfrey. In single...
ALTON — Claude Elijah Hendricks, 21, of Berkeley, Missouri, has been charged with multiple felonies following a home invasion at a residence on Highland Avenue in Alton. At approximately 8:39 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, Alton Police responded to a report of a male armed with a firearm at...
EAST ALTON/ALTON — Four individuals were arrested and cited for trespassing near the Bearing Headquarters on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, according to local law enforcement officials. The incident took place in the 3600 block of East Broadway in Alton, close to the border with...
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