1. Fall Repair & Sustainability Fair scheduled

    Repair & Sustainability Fair: The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers are teaming up with the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility and others in the community to offer the Repair & Sustainability Fair to the area residents at Chehalis Outfitters, 1757 N. National Ave.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 how to do it in the process. Some community members will …


    Solid Waste - Nov. 19, 2024, 4:34 p.m.

  2. >>> NOTE: Commissioners' Office will be closed July 4-5

    Please see the attached.


    Commissioners - June 26, 2024, 12:31 p.m.

  3. Tire Recycling Event in Packwood

    Free tire recycling, along with a community litter clean-up event, will be offered in Packwood on Friday and Saturday.Passenger car and light truck tires will be accepted for free recycling from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 at the Packwood Community Hall, 12935 US-12 Highway, thanks for a special tire amnesty grant from the Department of Ecology awarded to the Lewis County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Utility, which is coordinating the collection.An added opportunity on Sept. 25, National Public Lands Day, will be a community litter pick-up event, organized by the Packwood Improvement …


    Solid Waste - Sept. 23, 2021, 1:25 p.m.

  4. Tire Recycling & Community Litter Clean-up Event in Packwood

    Free tire recycling, along with a community litter clean-up event, will be offered in Packwood on Friday and Saturday.Passenger car and light truck tires will be accepted for free recycling from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 at the Packwood Community Hall, 12935 US-12 Highway, thanks for a special tire amnesty grant from the Department of Ecology awarded to the Lewis County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Utility, which is coordinating the collection.An added opportunity on Sept. 25, National Public Lands Day, will be a community litter pick-up event, organized by the Packwood Improvement …


    Solid Waste - Sept. 23, 2021, 1:27 p.m.

  5. Public Notice. Announcement of Weed Board Appointments

    The Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board has vacancies on its five-member board. The vacancies occurs in Weed District Four and Five. Nancy Toenyan, the current Board members for District Four and Victor Khvoroff of District Five have expressed a willingness to serve another term with the Weed Board. Both members’ terms ended on December 31, 2019.The Board member vacancies were published in the Chronicle and East County Journal in January and February of 2020.The Weed Board recommends that Nancy Toenyan of Mossyrock and Victor Khvoroff of Randle, be considered for appointment by the BOCC to the Lewis County Noxious …


    Weed Control - Feb. 21, 2020, 10:15 a.m.

  6. Public Notice

    The Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board has vacancies on its five-member board. The vacancies occurs in Weed District Four and Five. Nancy Toenyan, the current Board members for District Four and Victor Khvoroff of District Five have expressed a willingness to serve another term with the Weed Board. Both members’ terms ended on December 31, 2019.The Board member vacancies were published in the Chronicle and East County Journal in January and February of 2020.The Weed Board recommends that Nancy Toenyan of Mossyrock and Victor Khvoroff of Randle, be considered for appointment by the BOCC to the Lewis County Noxious …


    Weed Control - Feb. 21, 2020, 10:11 a.m.

  7. Public Education

    The Lewis County 911 Communications Public Education Officers attend events and generate media content to further the message of the proper use of 911 and several other topics.If you are interested in more information about Lewis County 911 Communications Public Education Program, or if you would like staff to participate in a public safety event, please email 911 Public Education at 911.publiceducation@lewiscountywa.govEVENTSSafety CityAs part of our goal to provide public education, we participated in the 2019 Safety City Program. This program partners with other Lewis County Emergency Services Agencies to provide education in 5 focus areas. The focus areas are …


    911 Communications - May 15, 2015, 5:57 p.m.

  8. Styrofoam Recycling

    Free Styrofoam recycling is taking place at the Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Styrofoam must be clean, dry, free of all tape and labels. Look for the #6 Recycling Symbol or EPS inside the symbol. If you are unsure, bend the material. It should break, and you will notice individual beads of Styrofoam. Place Styrofoam in clear bags, or place in bag at event. Black or opague bags cannot be accepted. Please do not bring in the following:No foil-covered Styrofoam Nop grey Insta-pak foam No other Insta-pak foam No spray-in foam No blue or pink insulation foam …


    Solid Waste - June 14, 2016, 1:38 p.m.

  9. Noxious weeds are growing faster than you think!

    Noxious weeds are growing faster than you think! Multiple days of good spring weather in Western Washington may help pesky weeds get the jump on local farmers in their pastures, forest and gardens.  Germination of seed and growth of weeds are very temperature dependent. The optimum temperature for germination varies for individual weeds but many can germinate at low soil temperatures with adequate soil moisture. This is a combination of weather that is common to our area and will speed up the germination of weeds with the current warm trend. Control of annual and biennial weeds remains the same, with …


    Weed Control - March 9, 2015, 9:46 a.m.

  10. Lewis County juvenile program connects local youth with mentors

    Lisa Leon, Lewis County Youth Mentorship Coordinator. CHEHALIS – Lewis County youth are receiving a profound, potentially life-changing gift from others in the community through the Lewis County Youth Mentorship Program. The Lewis County Juvenile Justice Center in Chehalis is where adult volunteers are being trained to best assist young people in conquering a variety of obstacles in their lives.The Lewis County Commissioners earmarked $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to support a countywide youth mentoring program through 2026.Fourteen volunteer mentors are trained, and have been matched with 20 local youth. In its infancy, the mentorship program has already …


    News Room - July 25, 2023, 8:36 a.m.