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.
LITCHFIELD - Marquette Catholic advanced to the IHSA Class 1A Sectional championship against host Litchfield on Friday, May 29, 2026, with a 7-0 shutout of Greenville on Tuesday, March 26, 2026. The Marquette-Litchfield match is set for 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026. Alex Stephan led Marquette...
COLUMBIA — Father McGivney Catholic High School’s girls soccer team advanced to the Class 1A IHSA sectional championship Tuesday night with a 6-0 semifinal win over Freeburg in Columbia, a victory that also featured Natalie Beck’s 100th career goal. McGivney will fac...
EAST ALTON - The Village of East Alton Water Department will begin visiting certain neighborhoods this week, starting May 26, 2026, to gather information on residential water service lines as part of an ongoing project, according to the village. Village of East Alton Water Department...
EDWARDSVILLE - The importance of law enforcement never giving up on a murder case and the latest DNA technology were in full view on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, when charges were announced for a homicide committed 33 years ago in 1993. First-degree murder charges were announced Tuesday, May 26,...
HARDIN — Carrollton edged Marissa-Coulterville 6-5 on Tuesday night, May 27, 2026, at Calhoun High School in the 1A girls sectional semifinals, earning a spot in the Friday, May 29, 2026, sectional championship game. With the win, Carrollton advanced to the 4:30 p.m. sectional title matchup...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons detectives are investigating a shooting in the 400 block of Midlothian Road that resulted in critical injuries to a 6-year-old male. At 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, St. Louis County police officers...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or people responsible for anti-Islamic graffiti discovered Saturday morning, May 23, 2026, on multiple properties in South St. Louis County, including near the Turkish American Society...
BUNKER HILL - The Bunker Hill Minutemen fell at home 4-2 to the Okawville Rockets in an IHSA Class 1A regional baseball play-in game on Monday, May 25, 2026. The Rockets used early scoring and a steady pitching effort to advance. Okawville took the lead in the first inning when Clay Maynard doubled...
ALTON - The James Killion Beautification & Enhancement Committee and volunteers made James Killion Day 2026 on Saturday, May 23, 2026, "a rousing success," organizers said afterward. The event at James Killion Park in Alton for a pre-Memorial Day celebration honored the legacy of James Killion...
ALTON - The Miles Davis Jazz Festival celebrated the famed musician’s 100th birthday with a two-day event in Alton on May 22 and 23, 2026, bringing together music, art, and scholarship fundraising in his hometown. Davis was born on May 26, 1926, to an affluent African American family in Alton,...
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