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.
Pictured above: New Edwardsville Firefighters Quinn Phillips, Alex Thompson, and Oren Baran stand with Fire Chief Brendan McKee (left) and Mayor Art Risavy (right). EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Fire Department is welcoming three new firefighters who were sworn in at this week’s Cit...
JERSEYVILLE – Jerseyville Police Officer Nick Woelfel was recently commended by his department for his role in rescuing two people from a house fire on Dec. 22, 2025 in the 500 block of Pine Street in Jerseyville. Police Chief Danny Green presented a Department Commendation award to Officer...
WOOD RIVER – At the Jan. 5, 2026 Wood River City Council meeting, Trisha Shrewsberry of CJ Schlosser & Company LLC presented a few highlights of the audit report for the city’s past fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. The city received an “unmodified opinion,” sometimes...
BELLEVILLE – Belleville officials are moving forward with $2.5 million worth of street maintenance over the next fiscal year, while tabling a joint funding agreement with IDOT to construct a roundabout amid maintenance concerns. Belleville City Council members unanimously approved a Resolution...
WOOD RIVER – Wood River City Council members passed multiple items at Monday’s meeting to fund the latest phase of the Edwardsville Road Water Line Improvement Project. Public Services Director Michael Velloff said the scope of the project’s third phase includes improving the...
JERSEYVILLE – A recent alleged domestic violence incident has resulted in a new felony charge against an area man with a violent criminal past. David A. Depper, 39, listed as homeless out of Kane, was charged on Jan. 2, 2026 with one count of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. Depper allegedly...
GRANITE CITY – Residents of Belleville, Ill., and Columbia, Mo., accused of illegally possessing weapons face felony charges in Madison County. Dominick M. Roberts, 36, of Belleville, was charged on Dec. 18, 2025, with aggravated unlawful possession of weapons, a Class 4 felony. Roberts i...
ALTON – Alton Police have filed charges against a local resident in his latest felony case of domestic battery. Broderick D. McGee, 58, of Alton, was charged on Dec. 23, 2025 with two counts of aggravated domestic battery (both Class 2 felonies), aggravated battery (a Class 3 felony), and...
ALTON – Separate cases of unlawful weapon possession in Madison County have yielded felony charges against two Alton residents. Robert M. Clay, 19, of Alton, was charged with a Class 4 felony count of aggravated unlawful possession of weapons on Dec. 18, 2025 Clay reportedly carried a black...
ALTON – The owners of the State Street Trails in Alton are preparing to meet with an attorney soon to discuss possible next steps after the City Council voted last month to stop the property from being used as an outdoor BMX facility. Nicholas Goewey, who co-owns the property with Aaron...
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