1. Construction begins on Sheriff’s East Lewis County Substation

    From left, Lewis County Sheriff’s Captain Richard VanWyck, Sheriff Rob Snaza, Commissioner Scott Brummer, County Manager Ryan Barrett and Undersheriff Wes Rethwill at groundbreaking of new East Lewis County Sheriff’s Substation near Randle. CHEHALIS – Construction of a new East Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Substation is underway on county-owned property at 8911 U.S. Highway 12, west of Randle. Midway Underground, a Toledo construction company, is building the 12-by 36-foot office with four adjoining vehicle bays at the Kiona county public works shop site.“It will place a Sheriff’s footprint in the east end of the county, housing emergency equipment for deputies …


    News Room - Oct. 19, 2023, 3:40 p.m.

  2. NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TESTING

    NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TESTING This is an important message to inform you that Lewis County Alert has implemented Quarterly Testing. We will use this tool to contact you during emergency events and testing. In some cases, you will receive a combination of email, voice, SMS and push notifications. Each message will have an introduction, main content and a confirmation component. When received, please follow the instructions to confirm receipt of the message. Do not call Emergency Management How Do I Respond? EMAIL - The email will be sent from: "Everbridge." - Read the entire message and confirm your receipt of the …


    Emergency Management - March 8, 2018, 11:16 a.m.

  3. Noxious Weeds Have Hit a Spring Time, Grand Slam!

    Noxious Weeds Have Hit a Spring Time, Grand Slam! Observing local fields, forest edges and roadsides and seeing higher numbers of noxious weeds would suggest the start of a full weed control season. Noxious weeds are known to compete for nutrients and water in our hay fields and pastures. Managing the weeds now, early in the season, will help to insure a good stand of grass for livestock through the summer and for winter forage. Increased weed pressure observed this spring is a result of last summer extended dry period and its detrimental impact to forage grasses. Voids of grasses …


    Weed Control - April 20, 2016, 1:05 p.m.

  4. Press Release: 07-19-18 Sheriff’s Office to Discontinue Daily Media Newsline

    Click here for full press release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 07-19-18 @ 1800 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Sheriff’s Office to Discontinue Daily Media Newsline The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office will be discontinuing its daily media newsline effective Monday, July 23rd. Our agency continues to seek ways to reduce redundant or burdening processes with the high workload demands placed on our deputies on a daily basis. One such area identified is the newsline, which requires additional paperwork and summaries completed by our deputies on specific types of cases for media purposes. Our office will continue …


    Sheriff - July 19, 2018, 6:14 p.m.

  5. Toledo Area Death Investigation.

    Click For Original Release PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 04-30-18 @ 1145 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Toledo area death investigation. Detectives are investigating the death of a male located in the Toledo area on Saturday. On 04/28/2018, at approximately 1203 hours, deputies were dispatched to a report of a deceased male being located in the 300 block of Mandy Road, Toledo. The girlfriend of the decedent, a 41 year old female of Toledo, called and advised she had been looking for her 46 year old male boyfriend. She indicated she had last seen him late …


    Sheriff - April 30, 2018, 5 p.m.

  6. Press Release: Human remains located in Mineral Lake

    Click here for full press release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 08-10-17 @ 0830 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Human remains located in Mineral Lake Detectives are investigating the discovery of human remains located in Mineral Lake yesterday morning. At approximately 0900 hours on August 9th, 2017, Sheriff’s Office personnel received a call from two boaters on the lake. They stated they were fishing, when they observed something floating in the water, and discovered it was human remains. Sheriff’s Office personnel responded, and with the help of the boaters, were able to bring the remains to …


    Sheriff - Aug. 10, 2017, 8:48 a.m.

  7. ONLINE MARRIAGE APPLICATION

    The Lewis County Auditor's Office offers the ability for applicants to begin the marriage application process from the comfort of their homes. By clicking on the link below, applicants will be able to fill in the necessary information for the marriage application and certificate.After completely filling in all fields and pressing submit, the applicants will be given a marriage application number to bring with them to the Auditor's Office. Applicants will need to bring the number, valid government issued I.D., and cash or check for $172.00.The Auditor's Office processes the licenses Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. The license …


    Auditor - Oct. 30, 2015, 10:50 a.m.

  8. Historic Lewis County Courthouse receives spring cleaning

    Bi-annual cleaning and restoration work being done on the Lewis County Courthouse Apr. 13. On the Washington State and National registry of historic places, the Lewis County Courthouse at 351 NW North St. in Chehalis is receiving its spring cleaning over the next several weeks.With the assistance of a grant from the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, the exterior of the 96 year old courthouse is getting pressure washed and a sealer is being applied to the sandstone structure."It's essential to maintain the integrity of the material that was used when the courthouse was first constructed," Lewis …


    News Room - April 14, 2023, 11:38 a.m.

  9. Seeking public’s help in Onalaska theft.

    Click for full press release. PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 06-30-17 @ 1030 Contact: Chief Deputy Dusty Breen Phone: 360-740-1327 Release #: 1 Seeking public’s help in Onalaska theft. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying three suspects in an Onalaska area theft from a business. On Thursday, June 29th, at approximately 1300 hours three suspects entered into the Justice General Store in the 100 block of Main Street in Onalaska. One of the females distracted the worker, asking questions about items in the store, while one of the remaining two suspects crawled behind the counter and …


    Sheriff - June 30, 2017, 10:35 a.m.

  10. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Explained

    February 2021COVID-19 vaccine distribution explainedby Rachel Wood, M.D., MPH, Lewis County Health OfficerIn December we talked about how vaccines are developed and how the phased method of getting vaccine into people’s arms was determined. Some vaccines started being distributed locally last month. Let’s talk about how that distribution is happening, and how to find vaccine for yourself and your family.Distributing vaccine is kind of like the classic story of the fire triad. It takes three things to make fire burn – heat, fuel, and oxygen. Take any one away and the fire goes out. Vaccine distribution needs four things – …


    Public Health - Feb. 16, 2021, 10:28 a.m.