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.
On Monday, January 24, SIUE administration emailed students with a message regarding a “bias incident” that took place in university housing. Following are the contents of that email: “Dear Campus Community, "On Sunday, January 23, 2022, the Bias Incident Response Team became...
JERSEYVILLE - Starting January 24, the Jersey County Health Department is offering a COVID-19 testing site at their Drive-Thru Clinic on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. While this testing has no associated fees or insurance costs, walk-in appointments are not accepted....
The Max Sports - formerly known as “Metro Sports" - was once under the potential threat of new ownership changing it entirely. That was until a few weeks ago, when longtime employee Patti Stanford and her husband Corey stepped in as owners to preserve what they see as a valuable asset to the...
ALTON - The Cave is a CBD/vape store with locations in Alton, Fairview Heights, and Wood River. In addition to CBD and vape products, the store carries “everything you can smoke marijuana out of” and has branched out into cannabis products like Delta 8 flower, wax, cartridges, and gummies....
The Illinois State Scholar Program recognizes students attending Illinois high schools for outstanding academic achievement. Nearly every high school in Illinois competes in the Illinois State Scholars program, identifying and honoring the highest academically performing seniors in high schools around...
EDWARDSVILLE - When Amanda Baer started a tailoring apprenticeship with an Italian-American man in 2008, she had no plans to own her own business. Twelve years later, Amanda Baer Sewing would officially open its doors as Baer developed an entrepreneurial spirit of her own. Baer wanted to go int...
EDWARDSVILLE - A recent wave of inflation has led to price increases across a range of industries - meaning everything from groceries to heating bills is costing customers more. Timothy Sullivan, the director of SIUE’s Office of Regional Economic Analysis, says we haven’t seen anything...
The SIUE Faculty Association, Non-tenure-track Faculty Association and the Professional Staff Association recently issued a joint press release responding to SIUE’s recent decision to return to in-person learning in the wake of surging COVID-19 variants. The three unions represent over...
EDWARDSVILLE - Nearly every high school in Illinois competes in the Illinois State Scholars program, identifying and honoring the highest academically performing seniors in high schools around the state. Several area students from Edwardsville High School made the list this year; their names are liste...
From multipurpose community centers to trampoline parks, there are plenty of places to spend your child’s next birthday around the Riverbend. But with so many options, it can be hard to narrow down which venue is the best fit for your family, which is why we’ve compiled this list of places...
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