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March 16 2021 A lot has changed since last March when Prineville businesses, schools and events shut down and people were directed to stay in their homes as much as possible A lot has changed in Crook County since this time last year. Around mid-March, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the community hard as state mandates first shut down local events, then closed schools and finally grounded people in their homes. Grocery store shelves were as bare in certain aisles as local streets were during the evening. At first, the whole situation was assumed to be temporary, and the closures were enacted in that manner. Schools were initially shut down for four weeks and the same timeframe was applied to the prohibition of in-person dining. ....