1. Break Out the Grill, It's National Barbecue Month

    Memorial Day at the end of May is the unofficial annual start of outdoor activities in the Northwest – camping, picnics, and of course barbecuing. But why wait until the end of the month? May is National Barbecue Month all month long.After a dark, wet winter and spring, we jump at the chance to scrape the rust off our barbecues the first warm sunny day we get. How popular is barbecuing? In an informal poll around the Health Department, we could not find a single person who does not like food cooked outdoors over a grill.What’s their favorite? No two …


    Public Health - May 3, 2019, 2:11 p.m.

  2. Staying Healthy at Work

    Are you trying to get or stay healthy, but feel you don’t have enough hours in the day? You are not alone. Most folks these days have very hectic schedules and find it challenging to fit time in for “healthy stuff.” If you are employed, you likely spend a significant number of your waking hours at work. That could work to your advantage. Just think of all the moments during an average work day when you could be engaging in some type of healthful behavior – a daily investment to improve your health immediately and in the long run. Check …


    Public Health - Dec. 7, 2018, 3:13 p.m.

  3. Lewis County veteran helps those who served with local resources and services

    Lewis County Veterans Benefits Specialist Heidi Palmer shares a variety of services and resource information with local veterans from her office in Chehalis. CHEHALIS – Lewis County Veterans will soon be offered peer counseling services in addition to housing, health care and other community resources provided by the county veterans’ relief funds.The Lewis County Veterans Service Office, in cooperation with the local organization Veterans Journey Forward and Veterans Memorial Museum, will coordinate the new services to be offered at the museum, located at 100 SW Veterans Way in Chehalis.Veteran certified peer training is scheduled April 17-21 at the museum in …


    News Room - April 6, 2023, 4:47 p.m.

  4. Lewis County outreach project will help customers identify recyclable items

    Cart tag being placed on a recycling bin in a curbside recycling project set to begin in Lewis County Apr. 17. CHEHALIS – Determining what to place in your curbside recycling container and what goes in the garbage will soon become easier for you, thanks to a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE).Beginning Monday, Apr. 17, a cart-tagging project will educate recycling customers in an effort to reduce the amount of garbage that goes into curbside recycling bins.The educational tags placed on all 20,000 recycling carts in Lewis County will list the materials customers should include in …


    News Room - April 13, 2023, 4:10 p.m.

  5. Food access programs aim to benefit over 2,000 Lewis County residents

    CHEHALIS - Lewis County residents eligible for the Washington State Department of Health special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) may now be able to stretch their food budget to buy more fruits, vegetables and cut herbs.Using a WIC QR code, participants may be eligible for fruit and vegetable benefits when shopping at any of the four farmers markets in Lewis County. In addition the state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Market Match offers up to $25 of benefits at farmers markets. SNAP Produce Match temporarily allows participants to earn $10 when they spend at least $10 …


    News Room - June 1, 2023, 4:08 p.m.

  6. How Levy Rates Are Calculated

    Basic information regarding how levy rates are calculated This is to help inform you on how your taxes are established.The process to calculate property tax is simply the total market value of the parcel multiplied by the TCA total tax rate divided by 1000. Example below:100,000 x 10.123456789123 / 1000 = $1,012.35VALUE (100,000)The Lewis County Assessor Office will revalue each parcel every 6 years as mandated by statute; unless there are improvements or modifications made to the property. These improvements or modifications can be classified as new construction, additions to the land, subdivisions, boundary line adjustments, or destroyed property. Should …


    Assessor - Feb. 19, 2010, 9:38 a.m.

  7. 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.

  8. Press Release: Missing Chehalis Girl Located

    Click Here for Original Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 10-12-18 @ 1030 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Missing Chehalis Girl Located A missing Chehalis girl was located last night in Northern California. Haily Cheney, 15 of Chehalis, was located by Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office deputies shortly before midnight. Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detectives had uncovered information Cheney may have been with a former significant other, Zachary Jordan Drazner, 19 last known to be of Oregon. Information was relayed about their possible location to Siskiyou County, leading to them being located. In speaking to Cheney it …


    Sheriff - Oct. 12, 2018, 10:39 a.m.

  9. Community Recycle Event scheduled in Randle area

    The event will take place from *10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (except where noted) at the Lewis County Area 7 Road Shop (Kiona), 8911 US Hwy 12, Randle, WA 98377.Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or left-over cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals. Please be prepared to leave your containers at the event. Workers don't have a place to empty them, and return them to customers at satellite events. Limits for these events are 10 CFL lights, 5 gallons motor oil, 5 gallons antifreeze, 5 gallons cooking oil, and no …


    Solid Waste - March 14, 2025, 4:55 p.m.

  10. There’s still time!!!

    Hey Lewis County, don’t put those garden tools away just yet! There’s still some work to be done if you want to get a head start on weed control for 2020.Undoubtedly, you’ve noticed the beautiful sunny days that remind of us the summer that slipped away too quickly this year. Well, our weeds are appreciating these beautiful days too, and we’ve been noticing a lot of new growth low on the ground as we’ve been conducting weed surveys. If you have the stuff on hand, an application of herbicide is likely to be effective if the plant is still green, …


    Weed Control - Oct. 24, 2019, 2:37 p.m.