Josephine County, where there is one sheriff and three deputies to serve 80, 000 people, would be one of those affected.

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The Cavemen started as a group of local businessmen to promote Grants Pass and Josephine County for visitors to the marble caves 50 miles away.

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Josephine County's budget was dependent on a federal subsidy program, which dispersed money to offset shrinking timber receipts to 33 counties in the state, he said.

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