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.
ALTON - Ardent Mills moved some items across the roadway near the Clark Bridge on Thursday morning, May 14, 2026. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said the company had requested that the police block lanes to restrict the movement of materials. "Ardent Mills asked us to block lanes while they moved...
EDWARDSVILLE - Barrel & Brü Tap House at 6151 Trace Parkway Drive, Suite D, Edwardsville, announced it will close, telling customers in a statement that it made the decision “after a lot of thought and consideration.” The tap house said it will hold a final gathering...
EDWARDSVILLE - Traffic on Illinois Route 143 west of Edwardsville was diverted on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, after a large vehicle struck a railroad bridge, prompting a temporary road closure that reopened in the early evening, according to the Edwardsville Fire Department. The department...
EDWARDSVILLE - Mild weather enabled crews to pour new sidewalk concrete in the North Main Street work zone of Edwardsville, prompting periodic lane restrictions in the city on Monday and Tuesday, May 11 and 12, 2026. Concrete was poured on Monday, May 11, and Tuesday, May 12, 2026, on sections of...
ALTON — Alton Police responded to a report of gunfire at the Alton Acres Housing Complex at 4:38 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2026, and determined that shots had been fired, though no injured people were found at the scene, Police Chief Jarrett Ford said. “Preliminary investigation has revealed...
ST. LOUIS — Authorities in St. Louis are working to recover a body found Wednesday, May 13, 2026, along the Mississippi River in the Carondelet neighborhood near East Soper Street and South Broadway. Authorities said the St. Louis Fire Department’s Marine Rescue Task Force will retrieve...
EDWARDSVILLE - Closing arguments in the jury trial of Tara Anderson, who is charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the shooting death of Phillip Armstrong, are scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Circuit Judge Amy Maher’s third-floor courtroom at the Madison County...
ROXANA - Roxana dominated the Cahokia Conference Meet Mississippi Division on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, accumulating 157 points to Freeburg's 147 points at Roxana High School. It had been 57 years since the Shells' last conference title in boys track and field. The Shells were members of the Midwest...
ALTON — Heaven Everage has been selected as the 2026 Student of the Year by the Rotary Club of Alton-Godfrey. She received a $6,000 scholarship on Monday, May 11, 2026, during the club’s Scholarship Awards Dinner in Alton. Alton High School Assistant Principal Mike Brey introduced Everage...
GLEN CARBON - Lt. Ned Miller, a 27-year veteran of the Glen Carbon Police Department, will retire June 23, 2026, after serving in roles that included patrol officer, detective, patrol sergeant, and, for the past seven years, lieutenant, village officials said. Miller joined the department in June...
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