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.
EDWARDSVILLE - Cross-River Crime Task Force Commander Marcos Pulido announced today that a significant amount of suspected methamphetamine was seized during a recent deployment of the unit. The countywide deployment of the unit, led by Pulido and its Deputy Commanders – Alton Police Capt. Kurtis...
THURSDAY, MARCH 20 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS ROUNDUP GRANITE CITY 9, O'FALLON 7: A five-run third inning helped propel Granite City to their win over O'Fallon in the Warriors' home opener. Alexis Ruiz had two hits and two RBIs for Granite, while Milyn Roehr had two hits and a RBI, Emilee Saggio...
ALTON - Austin Jones, a freshman at Alton High School, showcased his wrestling skills at the 29th Annual Freshmen and Sophomores Championship Series held in Springfield, Illinois, this past weekend. Competing in the 101-pound weight class, Jones secured an eighth-place finish out of a highly competitive...
EDWARDSVILLE - Alandyn Simmons and Layne Logan, the two seniors on the Edwardsville girls basketball roster this season, played their final home game on Feb. 11, a 64-16 win over Rochester at Lucco-Jackson Gym, and both made major contributions to the Tigers' 17-9 record at that time before the postseason...
EDWARDSVILE - Lucas Krebs, Auggie Johnes, and Joe Chiarodo all hit their first home runs of the season, while Chiarodo held Normal Community to two hits, striking out five in three innings, as Edwardsville scored all of their runs in the first three innings to take an 11-0 win over the Ironmen...
EAST ST. LOUIS - East St. Louis School District 189 celebrated academic excellence recently during its Top Achievers Awards Banquet held at Mason Clark Middle School. The event recognized students who met or exceeded expectations on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and the Illinois Science...
EDWARDSVILLE - Coach Matt Bettlach has high expectations for his Triad girls' soccer squad in the spring of 2025. Although Triad, who finished second in the IHSA Class 2A state tournament last season, has lost to Edwardsville 4-0 on Thursday night, March 20, 2025, and to O'Fallon 2-0, Knights’...
EDWARDSVILLE – Gabby Thompson had a brace (two goals), while Anna Maxim and Addie Greenwood also scored, and Genny Burrough kept the clean sheet in goal as Edwardsville bounced back from their season-opening loss at Columbia to take a 4-0 win over Triad in the Tigers’ home opener Thursda...
MASCOUTAH - Lukas Fournie, a farmer from Mascoutah, is spearheading a fundraising campaign to recover from significant damage caused by a recent tornado last weekend. The storm destroyed his shed and severely damaged much of his farming equipment, prompting Fournie to seek financial assistance to...
CASEYVILLE — A swift response from local fire departments helped contain a brush fire that broke out in a field near Brook Haven Drive in Caseyville. Hollywood Heights Fire Chief Shawn Keilbach said the fire was reported to their jurisdiction after the Collinsville Fire Department received...
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