RAPID CITY, South Dakota — A local forest products company has announced they are reducing hours at their mills in response to a lack of available timber in the Black Hills National Forest. Hulett-based Neiman Enterprises made the announcement at their Hulett and Spearfish sawmills Thursday afternoon. The reduction in hours will eliminate a shift at the Hulett site and reduce work hours in Spearfish. The announcement comes about a year after they closed their sawmill in Hill City because of a timber shortage. Company president Jim Neiman says they’re still working with the U.S. Forest Service and other partners, despite their disagreement with the reduced timber harvest. A 2021 report by the U.S. Forest Service states that the current live saw-timber volume doesn’t support a long-term sustainable timber supply if harvests continue at the 181,000 ccf allowable sale quantity.