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Owlie Featherton takes up residence in city hall courtyard

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An owl named Owlie Featherton rests on a tree in the courtyard at Ames City Hall Wednesday. Owlie is believed to be a long-eared owl.


Workers in the Ames Police Department's Records Division aren't sure who first noticed the feathered interloper who'd taken roost in one of the trees nearest their window looking out at the City Hall's courtyard. But they did, after several days of receiving questions about the owl, give it a name.
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By Nirmalendu Majumdar/The Tribune <BR> Iowa State’s Heather Ezell steals the ball from IPFW’s Tina Moen during the first quarter Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum. Ezell led the Cyclones with 19 points in their 27-point win over IPFW on Wednesday. The Cyclones (12-2) will open Big 12 play Saturday at home against Oklahoma State.
By Nirmalendu Majumdar/The Tribune
Iowa State’s Heather Ezell steals the ball from IPFW’s Tina Moen during the first quarter Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum. Ezell led the Cyclones with 19 points in their 27-point win over IPFW on Wednesday. The Cyclones (12-2) will open Big 12 play Saturday at home against Oklahoma State.
A 27-point victory wasn't good enough for the Iowa State women's basketball team Wednesday. Not with the Cyclones replicating their Iowa performance. Not with Big 12 play around the corner. Not with Oklahoma State all-conference guard Andrea Riley coming to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday.
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