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 – Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that lane closures will be encountered on the U.S. Route 67 Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River. IDOT said traffic will be reduced to one lane in the direction indicated during the following dates and times, weather permitting:...
GRAFTON - Grafton has its Third Annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony planned for noon on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Whalen-Hill American Legion Post 648's World War I Monument overlooking the cemetery. “There will be a short ceremony honoring our nation’s fallen military members...
EDWARDSVILLE - Cole Funkhouser had two hits and two key RBIs in the fifth inning and Andrew Hendrickson came on in the seventh inning to save the game for Logan Geggus, who threw six innings and struck out five as Edwardsville rallied from a 3-0 deficit to eliminate Quincy 6-4 in the first semifinal...
ALTON - At 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, the Alton Police Department was notified of a traffic crash with injuries on College Avenue near the intersection with Clawson Street. Alton Police Officers, Alton Fire Department members, and other area EMS service personnel responded quickly to the scene....
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine and Edwardsville Police Chief Michael Fillback announced Wednesday that an assistant principal at Edwardsville High School has been charged with Criminal Sexual Assault. The two stated on Monday, May 22, the Edwardsville Police Department...
EAST ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Attorney's Office on Monday released information about a federal indictment of Jim F. Lanier, 49, of Marissa, being charged with the unlawful possession of a destructive device. In a previously filed complaint, the Federal Bureau of Investigation alleged that Lanier...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's boys' volleyball season came to an end on Tuesday, but the Tigers gave Belleville East everything they could handle before losing a close three-set match 25-17, 24-26, 25-19 to the Lancers in the semifinals of the IHSA boys volleyball regional Tuesday evening at...
EDWARDSVILLE - Finley Scott and Avery Taake both scored in the game's opening 11 minutes, then Allie Tredway scored late in the first half as the O'Fallon defense clamped down on the Edwardsville attack as the Panthers went on to a 3-0 win over the host Tigers in the semifinals of the IHSA Class...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville boys volleyball team ran hot and cold again, but Joe Liston came up big, along with the players in the middle, and the result was a Tiger win over Father McGivney Catholic 24-26, 26-24, 25-23 in the opener of the IHSA Edwardsville regional early Monday evening at...
ALTON - The 156th annual Alton Memorial Day Parade is set for Monday, May 29, 2023 in Upper Alton. The parade starts at Alton Middle School at 10 a.m. on Monday. Jack Keller, a Naval veteran of the Korean War time period, will be honored this year as parade marshal. Keller once owned a service statio...
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