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.
BETHALTO - Civic Memorial placed two players on the first team of its All-Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer selections, led by senior Delaney Griffin and sophomore Landree Wallace after a season that also included a CM regional championship and a sectional semifinal appearance. Griffin...
ALTON — Police are investigating an armed robbery reported late Thursday, June 18, 2026, at a Walgreens on Washington Avenue, where a man armed with a handgun allegedly demanded money from the cash register and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The robbery occurred at about...
ST. LOUIS - The National Weather Service in St. Louis forecasters said dry weather is expected during the day on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in the St. Louis area before showers and thunderstorms move in late Saturday night and Sunday, June 21, bringing the possibility of a few severe storms...
HARDIN - A boil water order has been issued effective immediately for about 400 Illinois American Water customers in the Village of Hardin as continued improvements are made at the village’s water treatment plant, the company said. Customers should bring tap water to a rolling boil for five minute...
JERSEYVILLE — Jersey Community Unit School's Holly Lamer, Grace Russell, Ella Roberts and Maddy Highfill have been named to the Mississippi Valley Conference All-Conference Soccer team. The girls are also Sparklight Female Athletes of the Month. One of Lamer’s biggest moments o...
BRIGHTON - A fundraiser has been organized to support Colton Michael Bornes after his father, Damon Bornes of Brighton, died Sunday, June 14, 2026, in a car crash on State Street in Alton, according to organizer Diana Turnbough. Turnbough said the fundraiser was created to help Colton as...
JERSEYVILLE - Connor Talley, a Jersey Community High School student in the class of 2026, has been selected to play in the Illinois Shriners All-Star Football Game at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Tucci Stadium in Bloomington, Illinois. Talley will represent Team Blue in the All-Star Game....
ALTON - The Alton Police Department will begin an Independence Day traffic enforcement campaign June 19, 2026, targeting impaired drivers and seat-belt law violators in Alton as part of a statewide effort that runs through July 6, 2026, the department announced. The Alton campaign will cover three...
GREENE COUNTY - After a series of accidents at the Heinold Curve on Old Route 67 in Greene County, State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer said he worked with the Illinois Department of Transportation to add larger warning signs and rumble strips in an effort to prevent further crashes. Davidsmeyer first collaborated...
COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville High School’s production of “Between the Lines” won four awards after receiving seven nominations at the 2026 Ken Page Awards, an annual celebration of high school musical theatre in the St. Louis region, during a recent ceremony at the Fox Theatre...
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