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Rough And Ready Lumber Coming Back

EarthFix Photo: Cassandra Profita

What was once lost is returning. 

Rough and Ready Lumber closed its doors near Cave Junction several months ago, shutting the last operating sawmill in Josephine County.  The owners of the mill said it was nearly impossible to get the logs the mill needs to stay in business. 

Then Oregon's governor announced a deal to help the mill re-tool to handle smaller logs, Rough and Ready will reopen later this year.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.