Las Vegas Sun

April 16, 2024

In this June 29, 2016 photo, the town of Prineville, Ore., is seen with the Ochoco National Forest on the horizon. When timber was king, Crook County was the nation's top producer of ponderosa lumber. But with the catastrophic decline in the timber industry, and the global recession after that, suddenly the digital revolution is providing the county and its main town, Prineville, with a rare second chance.

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In this June 29, 2016 photo, the town of Prineville, Ore., is seen with the Ochoco National Forest on the horizon. When timber was king, Crook County was the nation's top producer of ponderosa lumber. But with the catastrophic decline in the timber industry, and the global recession after that, suddenly the digital revolution is providing the county and its main town, Prineville, with a rare second chance.