1. Solid Waste Disposal District Commissioners meet today

    Pursuant to RCW 36.58.100 et seq., the Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District (LCSWDD) No. 1, a quasi-municipal corporation, was established by Ordinance 1124 (now LCC 8.15.150) in 1992, after Lewis County and all incorporated cities signed an interlocal agreement to form it. In addition to forming the district, the agreement established flow control, directing all solid waste generated in Lewis County to be disposed of at LCSWDD sites. Representatives from the cities and the County serve as the Executive Advisory Committee to the Disposal District Commissioners, who by statute are the Lewis County Commissioners.The governing board of the LCSWDD …


    Solid Waste - July 1, 2025, 11:27 a.m.

  2. Disposal District Commissioners discuss solid waste issues today

    Pursuant to RCW 36.58.100 et seq., the Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District (LCSWDD) No. 1, a quasi-municipal corporation, was established by Ordinance 1124 (now LCC 8.15.150) in 1992, after Lewis County and all incorporated cities signed an interlocal agreement to form it. In addition to forming the district, the agreement established flow control, directing all solid waste generated in Lewis County to be disposed of at LCSWDD sites. Representatives from the cities and the County serve as the Executive Advisory Committee to the Disposal District Commissioners, who by statute are the Lewis County Commissioners.The governing board of the LCSWDD …


    Solid Waste - Aug. 26, 2025, 11:29 a.m.

  3. Lewis Co. Solid Waste Disposal District meets today (1/26)

    Pursuant to RCW 36.58.100 et seq., the Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District (LCSWDD) No. 1, a quasi-municipal corporation, was established by Ordinance 1124 (now LCC 8.15.150) in 1992, after Lewis County and all incorporated cities signed an interlocal agreement to form it. In addition to forming the district, the agreement established flow control, directing all solid waste generated in Lewis County to be disposed of at LCSWDD sites. Representatives from the cities and the County serve as the Executive Advisory Committee to the Disposal District Commissioners, who by statute are the Lewis County Commissioners.The governing board of the LCSWDD …


    Solid Waste - Sept. 24, 2025, 1:58 p.m.

  4. Traffic Engineering & Control

    The Traffic Division is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient flow of traffic on the county road network.Call (360) 740-1305 to Report Missing, Damaged, or Vandalized Signs or call 911 after hours.The Traffic Engineering Section investigates the existing conditions, models conditions and alternate scenarios, and recommends solutions - often by use of appropriate traffic control devices. The Traffic Control Section is responsible for the creation, installation, and maintenance of the traffic control devices.To protect the traveling public, the Traffic Control Section maintains a 24 hour callout response to ensure all stop sign and other traffic control devices are installed …


    Public Works - May 5, 2009, 3:45 p.m.

  5. Repair & Sustainability Fair in Centralia

    Repair & Sustainability Fair: The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers are teaming up with Centralia College, the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility and others in the community to bring a fourth Repair & Sustainability Fair to the area. It will be located in the SWFT Centralia at Centralia College at 807 W. Pear Street.If you have something around your home that needs to be fixed, don't throw it out and bury it in the landfill forever. Bring it to this event. Volunteers will be on hand to do their best to make the repairs and teach you …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 19, 2023, 10:46 a.m.

  6. Repair & Sustainability Fair in Centralia

    Repair & Sustainability Fair: The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers are teaming up with Centralia College, the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility and others in the community to bring a fourth Repair & Sustainability Fair to the area. It will be located in the SWFT Centralia at Centralia College at 807 W. Pear Street.If you have something around your home that needs to be fixed, don't throw it out and bury it in the landfill forever. Bring it to this event. Volunteers will be on hand to do their best to make the repairs and teach you …


    Solid Waste - July 22, 2024, 4:55 p.m.

  7. Commissioners offer County Manager job to man with local roots

    Ryan Barrett CHEHALIS- After an extensive nationwide search, the Lewis County Commissioners have selected an individual with local roots as their next County Manager.The commissioners offered their top position Wednesday to Ryan Barrett, a former Lewis County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who now oversees more than 100 employees as a captain with the South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Wash. The commissioners selected Barrett, 41, after hosting a public meet-and-greet followed by an intensive, all-day interview session that involved nearly two dozen county employees, including elected officials, department directors and others.Barrett, who grew up in the area and served on the …


    News Room - July 13, 2023, 10:29 a.m.

  8. County seeks volunteers for BOE and PFD

    The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking volunteers interested in serving on two boards: the Lewis County Board of Equalization (BOE) and the Lewis County Public Facilities District (PFD) Board of Directors.Lewis County Board of Equalization (BOE)The BOE is made up of three regular, full-time members and three part-time alternates appointed by the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). It’s designed to provide an impartial and economical forum through which taxpayers can appeal determinations of the Lewis County Assessor’s Office. The board is separate from – and operates independently of – the Lewis County Assessor. BOE …


    Commissioners - Aug. 5, 2025, 4:31 p.m.

  9. Commissioner Brummer and Congresswoman tour Lewis County natural resources

    From left, U.S. Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez, Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer and Chris Mattson, Power Generation Manager at Tacoma Power, inside the powerhouse at Mossyrock Dam. CHEHALIS – All in a days’ work for Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer, was a recent visit to a forest products mill, a timber sale site on the Cowlitz Ranger District, and local hydroelectric facilities.Commissioner Brummer and U.S. Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez stopped by the Alta Forest Products’ western red cedar mill in Morton, a Gifford-Pinchot National Forest timber harvest and met with officials from the U.S. Forest Service and Washington State Department of Natural …


    News Room - Aug. 21, 2023, 1:07 p.m.

  10. Press Release: Lewis County Law Enforcement Participates in the 15th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep.

    Click here for original release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 10-20-17 @ 1100 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Lewis County Law Enforcement Participates in the 15th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep. Deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from the Washington State Patrol served 21 warrants yesterday during the 15th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep. The collaborative event was conducted to locate and arrest people with outstanding warrants in the Lewis County area. During October 19th, 2017, deputies and troopers assigned to the warrant sweep made 111 service attempts, resulting in 4 …


    Sheriff - Oct. 20, 2017, 7:35 p.m.