1. Safe Option for Disposal of Unused Medicines

    LEWIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES AND SHERIFF’S OFFICE PARTNER TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS A SAFE OPTION FOR DISPOSAL OF UNUSED MEDICINES Lewis County Public Health & Social Services, in partnership with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Morton Police Department and Centralia Police Department, have developed a prescription drug disposal program for Lewis County. The goals of this program are to offer safe and anonymous disposal of unused or unwanted prescription medications, and to reduce the potential for medications to fall into the hands of children and teenagers, or adults who may misuse them. Additionally, this important program will help …


    Sheriff - Nov. 29, 2010, 2:40 p.m.

  2. New broadband plan aims to gain federal funding to expand internet access in Lewis County

    Lewis County Broadband Action Team Officers Frank Corbin, left, Edna Fund, and Janean Parker. CHEHALIS - Increasing access for every Lewis County resident to quality, affordable, high-speed broadband service is the goal of the Lewis County Broadband Action Team (LCBAT).The LCBAT, with the participation of Lewis County Housing and Infrastructure Specialist Eric Eisenberg and county Information Technology Director Matt Jaeger, recently completed a broadband action and digital equity plan for the county in order to qualify for federal grant funding under the already approved Federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.Washington State is expected to be awarded just over …


    News Room - June 20, 2023, 11:58 a.m.

  3. Radio Communications

    Radio Service staff maintain and service a network of 22 communications sites throughout the county that provide first responder radio coverage.Additionally, they provide local trouble-shooting services (and limited technical assistance) to outside vendors to assist in identifying and making emergency repairs when equipment fails in the Communications Center.In 2019, they continued maintenance of mobile, portable and fixed base radio equipment for the county and agencies supported by contract.The Radio Services Administrator manages the Homeland Security equipment grants. This includes researching models, purchasing equipment, preparing/maintaining records, and includes installation of anything pertaining to the backbone communications system. (Contract records are maintained …


    911 Communications - March 27, 2012, 4:26 p.m.

  4. Knapweeds (Spotted, Diffuse, and Meadow)

    Centaurea spp. (stoebe, diffusa, and x moncktonii) Spotted Knapweed Rosette Spotted Knapweed Diffuse Knapweed Rosette Diffuse Knapweed Meadow Knapweed Meadow Knapweed rosette Spotted Knapweed - A biennial or perennial that typically grows about 5 feet tall and has a stout taproot. Is hairy with a rough and woolly appearance. First year rosettes and second year flowering stems.Leaves: Rosette leaves deeply lobed, upper leaves are generally un-lobed.Flowers: Flowers bloom from June-October. Solitary flowerheads. Egg-shaped plant scales (bracts) with a black/brown triangular tip that make the plant look spotted.Diffuse Knapweed - An annual, biennial, or perennial plant growing up to around 3 …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:48 a.m.

  5. Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Dairy Containers, Buckets

    Please recycle in your curbside recycling container:Curbside recycling is available to all residents in Lewis County. Please make sure plastic bottles, jugs, and dairy containers are empty, clean, and dry. Please remove and discard lids. Please call LeMay, the curbside recycling service provider at 360-736-4769, if you have questions about this program, or if you would like to subscribe to it. Examples of plastic items that can be recycled:water and other beverage bottlesmilk jugscoffee tubslaundry jugspeanut butter jarscat litter jugs and buckets (please remove handle)dairy topping containersyogurt containersshampoo and conditioner bottlesliquid soap bottlesThere are no drop-off opportunities for plastic items …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 2, 2024, 4:42 p.m.

  6. Survey

    Functions include but are not necessarily limited to:Survey - Responsible for all aspects of surveying for County roads and bridges.Maintain and update the County Control Network utilizing GlobalPositioning System (GPS) and conventional survey methods. Providesurvey support for all other County departments.Construction - Provide preliminary and construction surveying for all County road andbridge construction projects. Utilize survey personnel as project inspectors. Monument existing Right-of-Way center lines on theconstruction projects.


    Public Works - Sept. 16, 2021, 11:02 a.m.

  7. 11-Year-Old Tacoma Boy Drowns in Cowlitz River, Randle

    On Saturday, July 6, 2024, at approximately 10:58 a.m., Lewis County deputies and members of the Swift Water Rescue Team responded to the 200 block of Burton Creek Road in Randle, Washington, in reference to a reported drowning. Deputies learned that an 11-year-old boy, who was wearing his life jacket, had been paddleboarding with his father in the Cowlitz River near Carr Road when he struck a logjam and fell off the paddleboard. Rescue attempts were made by the boy’s father, but the victim was quickly swept under a second logjam and became submerged underwater. Members of the Swift Water …


    Sheriff - July 8, 2024, 4:43 p.m.

  8. Common Tansy

    Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy- This pungent perennial grows up to 5' tall and spreads via wind-dispersed seeds, as well as by rhizomes.Leaves: Alternate and pinnately compound, they are deeply divided into toothed segments and become smaller towards the top of the stalk.Flowers: Flowers bloom from July to October. Numerous clusters of button-like yellow flowers that have a flat top and are 1/4 to 1/2 inches wide.Habitat: It is extremely common to find along roadsides, waste areas, stream banks and in pastures.Weed Classification: BWhy is it a Noxious Weed? Because of its aggressive nature and risk of toxicity to livestock. Like …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:46 a.m.

  9. Addition to County Weed List

    A small tree called, Tree-of-Heaven, will be considered an addition to the Lewis County Noxious Weed List in 2012. Tree-of-Heaven, Ailanthus altissima has been planted in landscapes as a small to medium sized deciduous tree for homeowners. Its placement on the noxious weed list has come about because of its invasive root system and prolific producer of new suckers or shoots. The plant produces toxins that prevent the establishment of other plants and has plant sap that can be a skin irritant to humans. Stink Tree, is another name given to the plant because of the odor given off from …


    Weed Control - Jan. 31, 2012, 2:03 p.m.

  10. Pre-registration and Hospice programs

    Pre-Registration Program:The Lewis County Coroner’s Office (LCCO) has this program available where a person who is under a physician’s care for a documented long-term illness and who is receiving care (either from family or from a facility) can be enrolled in the pre-registration program.To be added to the pre-registration list the primary care physician has to complete and submit and a Lewis County Coroner’s Office Pre-Registration form that contains the patient’s demographics, the next of kin names and contact, and the mortuary of choice. The form also states the primary care physician will sign the Death Certificate and what they …


    Coroner - March 8, 2013, 2:52 p.m.