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.
GODFREY - Widman Construction, working as a subcontractor for Brighton Water, is wrapping up a water main upgrade project on North Humbert Road and Straube Lane in Godfrey as of Friday, May 15, 2026, and will move next into the Tremont subdivision, where partial road and lane closures are expected...
GRANITE CITY — After 17 years of marriage with no honeymoon, Cynthia of Granite City says a $1 million Illinois Lottery scratch-off win could finally send her and her husband to one of the "most romantic places in the world" - France. Cynthia became the latest Illinois Lottery millionaire...
BETHALTO - A woman was taken into custody after a crash involving a Bethalto Police officer around 1 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2026, on Erwin Plegge Boulevard in Bethalto, authorities said. The officer was injured and taken to a hospital, then later released, law enforcement officials said. Police said...
BROOKLYN, Ill. — Illinois State Police arrested 46-year-old Demario A. Ursery of East St. Louis on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman found during a welfare check at an apartment in Brooklyn, authorities said. Ursery was arrested by Illinois State Polic...
EDWARDSVILLE - A Madison County jury on Thursday, May 14, 2026, convicted Tara A. Anderson of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her ex-boyfriend, Phillip Armstrong, after prosecutors said she fired a .45-caliber handgun toward him outside her home in Granite City, and jurors rejected her...
ALTON — A water main break prompted Illinois American Water to close westbound Landmarks Boulevard at the Clark Bridge on Thursday afternoon, May 14, 2026, forcing traffic entering Alton from Missouri to reroute, Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said. Ford said all traffic coming into Alton fro...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced the House companion bill to Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) In God We Trust Act, which requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to display or inscribe the national motto of the United States on all federal...
HARDIN - The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said a reported “swatting” call prompted a lockdown at Calhoun High School on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, after an unknown individual contacted the school around 12:11 p.m. and claimed he was en route armed with an AR-15 and explosive devices....
ALTON - The Alton Police Department has added three new officers to its ranks, swearing them in as they begin work in the City of Alton. Officers Oster, Ringling, and Hoefert “officially took the oath of office,” administered by Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford on Wednesday, May 13, 2026...
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS SCOREBOARD BASEBALL Springfield Lutheran 20, White Hall North Greene 0 Roxana 8, Trenton Wesclin 0 Triad 11, Mascoutah 1 Belleville West 3, Chatham Glenwood 1 Piasa Southwestern 5, Carlinville 0 Columbia 10, Edwardsville 7 Freeburg 9, Granite City...
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