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.
GLEN CARBON – Major upgrades are coming soon to Schon Park in Glen Carbon after a $1.4 million bid to build the park’s third phase of improvements was unanimously approved. On Tuesday, the Village Board of Trustees approved a $1,418,466.58 bid from Byrne & Jones Construction for th...
GRANITE CITY – A man from Cahokia faces his latest felony as Granite City Police have charged him with sexually abusing a then-15-year-old victim in 2024. Dallas L. Rivers, 33, of Cahokia, Ill., was charged on Sept. 16, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse....
ALTON – Alton Committee of the Whole members on Monday voted 4-3 to send a resolution allocating $10,000 for a six-week program aimed at curbing youth violence to the City Council for final approval this Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. The resolution calls for $10,000 in American Rescue Plan...
ALTON – A resolution to allocate nearly $184,000 to design “streetscape and transportation improvements” on East Broadway is on its way to the Alton City Council. Committee of the Whole members on Monday approved a resolution appropriating $183,914 in Riverfront Tax Increment...
COLLINSVILLE – The owner of Studio 420 in Collinsville has been charged with possession of nitrous oxide after a series of purchases were made by undercover Illinois State Police agents, resulting in a search of the property and the seizure of several items. Zachariah F. Yinger, 37,...
ROXANA – A 30-year-old Roxana man faces four felony charges after allegedly sexually abusing a 9-year-old victim. Cody E. Gleason, 30, of the 100 block of East 4th Street in Roxana, was charged on Sept. 18, 2025 with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, including two Class 1 felony...
GRANITE CITY – A Collinsville man accused of deceptively obtaining $900 from an elderly victim faces multiple felony charges in a case of home repair fraud. Marlon A. Taylor, 41, of Collinsville, was charged on Sept. 17, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated home repair fraud...
ALTON – Six months after a burglary and theft at Funky Cards & Collectibles and Alton , felony charges have been filed against a man from Bethalto. Alexander C. Brooks, 32, of Bethalto, was charged on Sept. 11, 2025 with one count each of burglary (a Class 2 felony) and a violation of th...
JERSEYVILLE – The City of Jerseyville’s Planning and Zoning Board will look slightly different after a series of staff changes were approved at this week’s City Council meeting. On Sept. 16, 2025, council members unanimously approved the resignations of Derek Russell and Jennifer...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department officially welcomed five new officers after each were sworn in at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Officers Megan Douglas, Clint Freitag, Nina Funk, Gracie Kimmle, and Zachary Jines were each sworn in at the Sept. 16, 2025 meeting. Fou...
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