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.
JERSEYVILLE – Jerseyville residents will soon pay higher yearly fees to use the city dump amid the addition of recycling services through a pending partnership with Jersey County. City Council members unanimously approved a three-year contract with Republic Services for trash hauling and...
EDWARDSVILLE – A traffic stop by state police has yielded major felony charges against a California woman who allegedly transported over 25,000 grams of fentanyl across state lines into Madison County. Erendira I. Tinajero-Hernandez, 45, of Hungtington Park, Calif., was charged on March...
ALTON – Alton City Council members have been accused of discriminating against the city’s first Black mayor, prompting a request for state agencies to investigate. Leon Smallwood-Bey, president of the Alton branch of the NAACP, accused City Council members of unfairly targeting Mayor...
MADISON – A local sex offender has been charged once again with failing to register and retail theft months after allegedly committing the same offenses in a prior case. Esmond L. Sanford, 51, listed as homeless out of Madison, Ill., was charged on March 26, 2026 with one count each of unlawful...
ALTON – An Alton man accused of using a knife to illegally detain two people, including a domestic battery victim, is currently in custody pending his latest criminal charges. Sean M. Scroggins, 44, of Alton, was charged on March 25, 2026 with two Class 3 felony counts of aggravated unlawful...
COLLINSVILLE – A cannabis dispensary in Collinsville is at the center of a federal lawsuit alleging male staff members, including the facility manager, participated in continuous sexual harassment of female employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its...
JERSEYVILLE – Residents of Jerseyville and Jersey County may soon have recycling service options pending approval of a new trash and recycling contract, along with increased yearly dump fees. Jerseyville City Council members are set to consider a three-year contract with Republic Services...
ALTON/BETHALTO – An Alton man with a history of domestic violence faces his latest set of felony charges after an alleged assault and domestic battery involving an illegally possessed firearm. Jonathan L. Brown, 38, of Alton, was charged on March 10, 2026, with one count each of possession...
EDWARDSVILLE – An Edwardsville restaurant owner accused of filing false tax returns to avoid paying over $100,000 in sales taxes to the State of Illinois was recently indicted by a grand jury. Saran Puribhat, 54, of Belleville, was indicted on two counts of theft of governmental property ove...
GLEN CARBON – A new gas station and convenience store is coming to Glen Carbon, along with a slight change to an Orchard Town Center site. At their March 24, 2026 meeting, village trustees unanimously approved the site plan for a new gas station and convenience store set to be built on approximately...
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