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.
An Augusta lumber mill is closing permanently. The West Fraser Timber Co. mill at 2474 Doug Barnard Pkwy. is expected to shutter by the end of 2025, putting 130 employees out of jobs, the company ...
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 ...