Malheur Lumber officials announced on July 23, 2024, that the John Day lumber mill is permanently closing. ... The John Day lumber mill, a subsidiary of Prineville-based Ochoco Lumber, ...

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 ...

Malheur Lumber — which employs more than 70 — will shut down after it processes and ships its remaining logs. The mill is located in John Day, a town of about 1,700.

But I did talk to Bruce Daucsavage, a spokesman for Ochoco Lumber, and they’re in line for, let’s see, I think it’s $310,000 to help cover the cost of transporting logs to the mill.

Ochoco Lumber, Malheur’s parent company, announced on July 23 it would permanently close the John Day sawmill after its log inventory is processed — likely late this year or early in 2025.

Malheur Lumber Co. closed and laid off 76 employees in late July. C&D Lumber Co. in Douglas County shut down in May, leading to 78 jobs being eliminated. Prairie Wood Products in eastern Oregon ...