Western Cascade Industries is closing its lumber mill in Toledo this week and putting about 50 people out of work. The Lincoln County Leader reported that mill employees were informed on July 22 the ...

R Y Timber will indefinitely suspend operations at its Townsend sawmill, citing chronic timber supply problems. A Monday press release from the company says layoffs are expected to begin in April, and ...

HINES, Ore. — A collapsed roof at the former Hines Lumber Co. timber mill symbolizes Harney County’s hard fall from its logging heyday. HINES, Ore. — A collapsed roof at the former Hines Lumber Co.

One of the last remaining sawmills in Montana is closing, but not for lack of logs. Housing is too expensive for the labor force, and the mill can't hire enough workers. Montana once had a thriving ...

Montana once had a thriving timber industry, but now just a handful of sawmills are in operation. And one of the longest running, at 75 years, is shutting down. It's not for a lack of logs. Montana ...