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 – Mason Green is a role model from the classroom to the football field and beyond. For his example-setting dedication and positive attitude, Green has been selected as a Medford Wealth Management Student of the Month for October at Jersey Community High School (JCHS). As a sophomore...
GLEN CARBON – Glen Carbon residents are set to pay more for their sewer service starting next year. The Village Board of Trustees this week unanimously approved annual increases to the service charge and usage fees for sewer service supplied by the village. The first increase will take effect...
GRANITE CITY – A woman accused of breaking into a Granite City residence and throwing a knife towards an 11-year-old child remains in custody on felony and misdemeanor charges. Natasha N. Buckingham, 37, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged with one count each of residential...
GLEN CARBON – The next phase of the Glen Carbon Road shared use path project is on hold for now after trustees voted this week to lay over a related agreement until their next meeting. Village Board members on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, voted unanimously to lay over a resolution authoring the...
BELLEVILLE – Residents of Belleville and Granite City face felony domestic battery charges after allegedly strangling family or household members in separate cases. Marquis B. Orr, 34, of Belleville, was charged with aggravated domestic battery (a Class 2 felony), his second or subsequent...
ALTON – Alton authorities have charged two area residents with obstructing justice after allegedly giving false information to police investigating separate shootings from earlier this year. Deveon J. L. Burger, 24, of East St. Louis, was charged on Oct. 10, 2025 with obstructing justice,...
JERSEYVILLE – Jerseyville City Council members approved various items of city business on Tuesday. One item approved was a commercial business grant of $25,000 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds to help cover the cost of a roof repair project at 108-110 N. State Street in downtown Jerseyville...
GRANITE CITY – A Granite City man has been charged for his role in an alleged vehicle burglary which resulted in a shot being fired towards a juvenile victim. James H. Dickson, 27, of Granite City, was charged on Oct. 6, 2025 with aggravated discharge of a firearm (a Class 1 felony), felon...
ALTON – An Alton man accused of leading police on two high-speed chases within days of each other faces multiple felony charges. Joshua J. Butkovich, 45, of Alton, was charged on Oct. 10, 2025 with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony, and two counts of aggravated fleeting...
JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville man accused of intentionally setting a local residence on fire and damaging its windows faces multiple charges in his latest felony case. Franklin M. Heindricks, 37, of Jerseyville, was charged on Oct. 7, 2025 with a Class 1 felony count of residential arson and...
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