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.
EDWARDSVILLE - Liberty and Lincoln Middle Schools eighth-graders visited Washington, D.C., on April 22-26, 2024. The students had the chance to learn in our nation’s capital. After an early morning flight, the students’ trip started at Gettysburg, learning about the sacrifices of many....
ALTON - Alton Mayor David Goins traveled to Chicago this past weekend to be honored as an award recipient at the 26th Black Heritage Awards at the Chicago History Museum. Mayor Goins said he was very honored to be recognized at the Black Heritage Awards alongside some individuals from Chicagoland wh...
BELLEVILLE - Belleville Althoff Catholic sprinter Dierre Hill, Jr. won two events and finished second in a third, as the host Crusaders, in their first year in the league, won the Gateway Metro Conference boys track championship in the conference meet, held Wednesday afternoon at George Martz...
BELLEVILLE - Father McGivney Catholic's girls track team had several good performances at the Griffins won the Gateway Metro Conference track meet on Wednesday at George Martz Field at Belleville Althoff Catholic High School. The Griffins won the meet with 182 points, with the host Crusaders second...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The St. Louis Family Court on Thursday, May 2, 2024, certified Juanell Carter, 17, as an adult and he was issued a total of 53 charges, including burglary, stealing, and property damage. He resides in the 2100 block of Edmund Avenue in St. Louis, MO. Carter is being held on...
JERSEYVILLE - Casey Borkowski has been everything people expected him to be this spring as a sprinter for the Jersey Community High School boys track and field squad. Borkowski has posted blazing bests of 10.84 in the 100 meters, 22.62 in the 200 meters and 50.51 in the 400 meters. He also competes...
JERSEY - Jersey County State’s Attorney Ben Goetten announced felony charges have been filed against Richard D. Vancil, 46, and Raymond C. Vancil, 48, for possession of methamphetamine. The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office. That investigation,...
CLAYTON, MO. - A man who had been on the top 10 most wanted for Madison County Sheriff's Office for quite some time was apprehended on April 23, 2024, in Clayton, Mo., by the U.S. Marshals. Madison County Deputy Sheriff Marcos Pulido announced the arrest on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Pulido said Nicola...
ROXANA – An Ava Cherry two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth put Roxana High’s softball team ahead 6-5 over visiting Columbia, but the Eagles tied the game on a ground out by Kaylee Bosch, then took back the lead on a RBI single by Elle van Bruesegen to help Columbia pull out...
EDWARDSVILLE — The Edwardsville Police Department today reported it issued 99 traffic citations for hands-free law violations and four other citations during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign. “Driver distraction is a persistent issue in Edwardsville...
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