Idaho fire destroys quirky ’shoe tree’ attraction; cedar decorated with shoes since the 1940s

Idaho tree decorated with shoes since 1940s burns

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Forest Service officials in northern Idaho say the rubber-soled decorations that made the “shoe tree” a beloved Priest River landmark also helped fuel its demise.
Tourists and locals since the 1940s have dressed the tree with hundreds of pairs of shoes, nailing sneakers to its …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss

Oregon man sues over rodent blasting
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – A man filed a $146,000 lawsuit against a pest control company, claiming he suffered hearing loss when a worker used explosives to remove rodents on his neighbor’s property.

Michael Lester’s complaint alleges the unnamed Cynergy Pest Control worker was negligent in failing to warn neighbors and then …. Original source  : Oregon man sues pest control company, claiming rodent blasts caused him to have hearing loss.

Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off

Burglars turn Wash. state store into drive-through

ABERDEEN, Wash. – Grays Harbor County sheriff’s deputies in Washington state are looking for the burglars who drove a pickup truck into a local store and stole an ATM machine.
Undersheriff Rick Scott says surveillance video shows the wall of the Amanda Park Mercantile exploding Thursday morning as the truck …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Burglars drive stolen pickup truck into Wash. state store, take ATM other items, drive off.

Boxer rebellion: Colorado town says no more people in their underwear at council meetings

No more debating in your underwear in Colo. town

BOULDER, Colo. – The days when a citizen could address the Boulder City Council wearing only underwear may be over.
The council will vote on new decorum rules in September, seven months after a resident stepped up to a microphone in his boxers.
The rules were already under review, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.