Interesting and timely thread as I was in Bend a few weeks back and heading back this weekend to pick the kids up from race camp. I was thinking of heading down to the area in discussion to check it out. While there I read the following article about the loss of timber revenue and how it was affecting the counties being considered in this thread. Not sure if this will open or not.
Oregon officials hunt ways to arrest decline of rural law enforcement
Oregon officials hunt ways to arrest decline of rural law enforcement | OregonLive.com