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.
DUPO - Daisy Daugherty led Roxana with 14 points, while Laynie Gehrs added seven points as the Shells won over backyard rival East Alton-Wood River 48-20 in the final of the Dupo Cat Classic Saturday morning at the Dupo High School gym. The game, originally scheduled for the afternoon, was moved...
CARLINVILLE - The Illinois State Police is investigating an "officer-involved" shooting that occurred around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in the parking lot of Carlinville Area Hospital. ISP was called to the situation after a Carlinville Police Officer shot a suspect, who ISP says was driving...
O'FALLON - A young Edwardsville girls' basketball team got 19 points from Lainey McFarlin and 15 points from Mia Semeth, and played well at times, but Breese Central went on a pair of runs to help defeat the Tigers 53-42 in the Southern Illinois Girls Shootout Series Saturday afternoon at the OTHS...
ALTON - The Annual 2023 Alton Tree Lighting Ceremony was again one to remember with mild weather and a packed contingency gathered to kick off the Christmas season in Downtown Alton on Friday night, Nov. 17, 2023, at Lincoln Douglas Square. The Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club and Alton Main Street partne...
GLEN CARBON - Nick Franklin, a hard-hitting catcher who has contributed much to the success of the Father McGivney Catholic baseball team in spring 2023, signed a letter of intent to attend Longwood University in Farmville, Va., for the 2025 season. Franklin, the starting catcher for the Griffins...
ALTON - Alton-Godfrey Rotarian Tim Hinrichs and members and friends of the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club once again showed their dedication to the community. Hinrichs, shown above, left, recently delivered a truckload of coats plus $625 in cash to Gene Howell of Riverbend Head Start before the onset...
COLLINSVILLE - The Collinsville Police Department, working collaboratively with the St. Louis County Police Department, has taken into custody a suspect in a recent armed robbery at the Sav-On Liquor Store at 809 St. Louis Road in Collinsville. Collinsville Police received a call at 8 a.m. on Friday,...
BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police Department reported on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, that the Village of Bethalto has continued to see a spike in vehicle burglaries throughout the community. "In most of these incidents, the vehicles are being left unlocked with some others having keys left in the vehicle....
GRANITE CITY - Emily Sykes led Granite City's girls basketball team with eight points, as Collinsville scored the game's first 12 points and led after the first quarter 29-5 en route to a 70-24 win over the Warriors in Granite's season opener Thursday night at Granite City's Memorial Gym. After th...
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