Brittany Kohler is the Content Manager of Riverbender.com and EdGlenToday.com.
As a reporter, Kohler covers local events and provides feature articles for the local riverbend personalities and businesses. Kohler also runs the social media sites for Riverbender.com and all clients that Riverbender.com provides that service for.
Born and raised in Alton Illinois, Kohler graduated from Alton High School in 2006. After attending Western Illinois University for a short while, Kohler decided to join the Marine Corps to travel and experience a fast pace structured lifestyle. Kohler graduated Marine Corps boot camp in March 2008 and was awarded Company Honor Graduate and Company Iron Woman.
Kohler graduated from the Basic Public Affairs Specialist Course, Basic Writing and Announcing Skills Course and Broadcast Operations and Maintenance Course at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md. She was then stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville North Carolina where she worked at the Joint Public Affairs office for the remainder of her term.
Kohler deployed to South America on the USS Gunston Hall in 2010 in support of Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011. There, she conducted and documented jungle survival training and humanitarian missions in Guatemala, Belize, Colombia and other locations along the way.
After a successful 4 years in the Marines, Kohler returned home to Alton and immediately began continuing her education. In 2013, Kohler received her Associates in Science from Lewis and Clark Community College and is currently enrolled in the Public Relations/Marketing program at Ashford University.
As an independent civilian contractor, Kohler continues to work for the Marine Corps Special Operations Command in support of their final training exercises.
An avid Cardinals fan and recreational volleyball player, Kohler enjoys the company of her many friends and takes advantage of spending time with her ever expanding family whenever she can. She believes Alton is perfect for her and is looking forward to one day raising children of her own in the same town she grew up in.
ALTON – The Stroke Club support group, hosted by OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center, will be meeting on July 8, at 6:15 p.m. to discuss the dangers of falling.
The group meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m., at OSF Saint Clare’s Hospital, Rehabilitation...
Walk in and get well today!
To better serve the community, Jersey Community Hospital opened a new walk-in clinic on Wednesday, July 1, making it more convenient for patients to receive the proper care in a timely manner.
At the clinic, patients are treated on a first-come, first served...
Can we build it? Yes we can!
ALTON – The National Great Rivers Museum invites cub scouts to create their own engineering marvels at Cub Scout Build-a-thon on Saturday July 11 th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Scouts will construct their own catapults and see how far it can send an object...
ALTON - Mike and Nancy Jo Wilson, owners of Jeni J’s Unique Gifts and Guest Cottages, celebrated their 10 th Anniversary of business in Grafton Wednesday, July 1.
The high waters of the Mississippi River reached only a few feet from the front door of the Stone Cottage, where the event...
Alton, IL-The Alton Branch of the NAACP will host the 20 th Annual “Back To School/Stay In School” Event. The NAACP joins many other community organizations and the Alton School District in organizing the effort.
The event will take place on Saturday, August 8 at 10:00 a.m. in Alton....
ALTON - Red white and blue will blanket the nation this weekend more so than any other part of the year as patriots celebrate the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day. The Fourth of July is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
This particular...
ALTON – The future of Alton Main Street was on the chopping block after the city proposal of a large budget cut effective August 1. Many supporters attended the City Hall Meeting on Wednesday, June 24, in support of saving Alton Main Street.
Among the many proposed budget cuts to include...
ALTON – For the second time, Chris Hinkle stood in front of the Alton City Council, waiting for the outcome of the requested special use permit needed to move his business, Grand Piasa Body Art and Art Supply to the C-4 District on E. Broadway.
The request has been a controversial one, to...
ALTON – The Alton City Hall Chambers was at full capacity with citizens awaiting the outcome of several high profile circumstances. The future existence of Alton Main Street and the final decision on the approval of Grand Piasa Body Art moving to the C-4 district of E. Broadway were u...
Dear Ed/Glen Chamber members and colleagues, Please join us for the third installment of our ' 2015 Small Business Financial Education Speaker Series ,' presented in cooperation with Glen Carbon Centennial Library ! Because this series is generously funded via a grant from the Financial Industr...
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