1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Advisory Boards and Commissions

    Information List of Boards and Commissions


    Commissioners - Jan. 30, 2015, 1:16 p.m.

  4. K-9 Narcotics Sniff Leads to Arrest

    On 06-01-2024, at approximately 9:21 p.m., deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the 400 block of State Route 505, Winlock. Deputy Kasinger and his K-9 partner Kimbo were requested to respond to the scene for a narcotics sniff, and upon being deployed K-9 Kimbo alerted on the vehicle. A search warrant was applied for and granted, resulting in the recovery of over 41 grams of methamphetamine and a meth pipe. The suspect was subsequently taken into custody. Great work by all deputies involved, as well as K-9 Kimbo for his first week on the …


    Sheriff - June 3, 2024, 1:04 p.m.

  5. Pre-Bid Questions & Answers Document added to the A & E Professional Services - Design & Engineering of Fish Passable Structures

    There has been a Questions & Answers Document added to the A & E Professional Services - Design & Engineering of Fish Passable Structures Project on the Contract Ads and Calls for Bid page. The bids are due Dec. 11, 2020 by 1:00 pm at the Lewis County Public Works office, (2025 NE Kresky Ave, Chehalis, WA, 98532). Faxed copies will not be accepted. Due to COVID-19 health and safety measures proposals may be submitted in .pdf form instead of hard copies.Access the details and necessary documents, and get on the planholders list here


    Public Works - Dec. 2, 2020, 10:29 a.m.

  6. Household Hazardous Waste Satellite Collection Fall Event: Winlock

    Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or left-over oil-based paint, cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 8 at the old solid waste Winlock Drop Box, 1105 Winlock-Vader Road, between Winlock and Vader. Please be prepared to leaves 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, 15 gallons oil-based paint, 5 gallons cooking oil, and no …


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 2:30 p.m.

  7. Household Hazardous Waste Satellite Collection Event: Morton

    Lewis County residents may drop off unwanted household chemicals and fluorescent lights from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the East Lewis County Transfer Station in Morton as part of the Utility's Household Hazardous Waste Satellite Events. Other recycling opportunities at this event: Styrofoam recycling and E-Cycle Recycling. The event will accept block and food service Styrofoam as long it is clean, empty, dry. Please keep like materials together in a clear plastic bag for drop-off. For E-Cycle items (televisions smaller than 55 inches, CPUs, and monitors) there is a limit of two items per household.


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 1:24 p.m.

  8. Emergency Operations Center

    Current EOC Activation Level Level 3: Normal Operations EOC Activation Level Definitions Level 3: Normal OperationsEmergency Management is actively monitoring for alerts, watches, and warnings. No immediate threat exists, and daily operations continue as normal.Level 2: Partial ActivationAn incident or event has occurred—or is likely to occur—that may significantly impact the community. Emergency Management is coordinating resources, and there is potential for the situation to escalate.Level 1: Full ActivationA major emergency or disaster is underway or imminent, possibly involving multiple jurisdictions. Extended operations and 24/7 staffing may be required. Local jurisdictions may issue or have issued emergency or disaster declarations.


    Emergency Management - March 13, 2020, 9:09 a.m.

  9. Glass

    There are four drop-off locations to recycle glass bottles and jars in Lewis County. Here are the rules:Glass bottles and jars onlyGlass bottles and jars may be mixed by colors. They do not need to be separated.Please empty, clean, and dry containers--Labels are OKThrow away lidsNo window glass, automotive glass, ceramics, drinking glasses or mirrorsHere are the locations:Forest Grange3397 Jackson HighwayChehalis, WA 98532Pe Ell Utility Shop1101 N. First St.Pe Ell, WA 98572Lewis County CentralSolid Waste Transfer Station1411 S. Tower Ave.Centralia, WA 98531East Lewis CountyTransfer Station6745 U.S. Hwy 12Morton, WA 98356


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

  10. County Weed List Hearing

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held to adopt rules and regulations for the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board and to adopt the 2013 Lewis County Noxious Weed list. The hearing will be held February 12, 2013 at 4:00 PM in the Lewis County Courthouse, meeting room #003 at 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA. Any person may appear and be heard either for or against the adoption of the proposed 2013 County Weed List. An open public meeting will precede and follow the public hearing. Contact the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board at 360 …


    Weed Control - Jan. 11, 2013, 8:19 a.m.