Courtney CrowderWith the pharmacy closed, Bauder’s focuses on ice cream — and peppermint barsCrunchy Oreo cookies. Thick peppermint ice cream. Rich fudge sauce. More cookies.Aug 14, 2017Aug 14, 2017
Courtney CrowderRyland Kelting pushes his vivid turquoise glasses from the bridge of his nose to his forehead and…Balancing a new palette of glitter eye shadow in one hand and holding the special makeup brush he just received for his birthday like a…Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
Courtney CrowderFor disabled cheerleaders, this squad is changing livesKeira Kelly squirmed with the tenuous excitement of a girl readying to open a soda can she’s just finished shaking. Dressed to the nines in…May 5, 2016May 5, 2016
Courtney CrowderinApplaudienceFrom Le Mars to Netflix: Paul Rust takes on HollywoodYou know what friends, family and co-stars say about Paul Rust?Apr 27, 2016Apr 27, 2016
Courtney CrowderOne night at Peggy’s TavernAlle Amos and her friend eagerly grabbed a handful of brightly colored dry-erase markers from Peggy’s Tavern bartender Lauren Stanton.Apr 19, 2016Apr 19, 2016
Courtney CrowderHow a pig saved a small-town movie theaterA pig, a movie theater and a story about surviving life in small-town IowaApr 2, 20161Apr 2, 20161
Courtney CrowderPolice: Kedarie Johnson’s murder ‘not a random act’Burlington police believe the murder of Kedarie Johnson, a well-liked 16-year-old high school junior shot to death March 2, was “not a…Mar 23, 2016Mar 23, 2016
Courtney CrowderZombie Burger waitress flooded with support after customer’s ‘not normal’ insultAs manager of Zombie Burger, the East Village’s ultra-popular horror-themed burger joint in Des Moines’ East Village, Karen Davis is used…Mar 22, 2016Mar 22, 2016
Courtney CrowderAfter Kedarie: Iowa teen’s death leaves city reelingBURLINGTON, Ia. — The teenage girl inched toward the open coffin of Kedarie Pierre Johnson, stopping short of the rug where mourners paused…Mar 11, 2016Mar 11, 2016
Courtney CrowderBrandon Routh’s McConaissanceNorwalk-native Brandon Routh’s Hollywood success story has all the narrative peaks and valleys of a Golden Age comic book.Mar 8, 2016Mar 8, 2016