JOHN DAY — The latest battle in Grant County’s timber wars is underway. The Malheur Forest Fairness Coalition has filed an opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ...

Lumber prices have been stable at $500 per thousand board feet as of 2023-2024. Boise Cascade sees profits despite the soft housing market linked to construction demand. International Paper excels ...

The Trump administration’s plans to slap new tariffs on imports from many countries including Canada — by far the biggest foreign supplier of lumber for the U.S. market — could set off a new ...

JOHN DAY — Rich Fulton watched a worker feed a piece of rough-cut lumber onto the planer at Malheur Lumber last Tuesday, his eyes locked on the man’s practiced movements. “That’s the last ...

Canadian sawmills are bracing for potential U.S. tariffs to be added on top of existing lumber duties, warning American customers of looming price increases. The U.S. Department of Commerce ...

The mere threat of tariffs being tacked onto Canadian lumber imports in the U.S. is raising fears of panic buying that could roil lumber markets and prices. “A number of Canadian lumber ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Ninth Circuit upheld an Oregon federal judge’s ruling in favor of the U.S. Forest Service, which was sued by horse conservationists who sought to keep about 88 wild horses from ...

An updated winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 4 a.m. for Ochoco-John Day Highlands. The weather service says ...

An updated winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 5:32 a.m. in effect until Tuesday at 10 a.m. for Ochoco-John Day Highlands. The weather service says ...

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.

Magnus Ochoco currently does not have an Athlete Profile setup. Our AP program will be sunsetting at the end of this sports year. Active profiles will remain in place for the rest of the season, but ...