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BOZEMAN - So-called "urban campers" will find themselves with a strict new set of rules to abide by in the city of Bozeman in the coming months. That's after the Bozeman City Commission voted last week to put an expiration date on the city's tolerance of people living in vehicles, campers, trailers and tents on city streets. Going forward, the commission is expected to formally adopt ordinance 2172, which sets an expiration date on urban camping in the city, and until then gives the city...
For Bozeman police officer Scott Vongehr, a trip to the city's urban encampments is like a scavenger hunt for items you'd normally see at a garage sale or in your neighbor's messy backyard. Whether it's a stack of snow tires waiting for winter, a broken-down riding lawn mower that somebody promises to fix or a vehicle transmission that needs wrenching, Vongehr said these items show that Bozeman's urban campers are here to stay, even as the city struggles to put limits on them. Vongehr is the... Full story
Jon Ventura hastily double-checked the meaning of "code blue" on his smartphone while seated outside the Bozeman Health emergency room. It was the afternoon of April 17, and his wife, Donna, had been rushed to the hospital suffering what they suspected was a routine case of food poisoning after lunch at Dave's Sushi in downtown Bozeman. The 63-year-old nuclear researcher from Belgrade was convinced the call over the loudspeaker had to be for someone else. "It can't be my wife, because it's just... Full story
