1. About the Sheriff

    MESSAGE FROM THE SHERIFF: As your Sheriff, I am proud to serve the citizens of Lewis County. The Sheriff’s Office continues to seek out opportunities and ways to make Lewis County a great place to live, work, and send our kids to school. The Sheriff’s Office supports the Sheriffs' Mentoring Students Program, a way for our employees to interact within our local schools and to provide an example of a positive role model. We proactively seek out those individuals who wish to commit crime in Lewis County with the implementation of the Sheriff’s Enforcement Team. The Sheriff’s Office motto Public …


    Sheriff - Jan. 27, 2015, 8:49 a.m.

  2. Dangerous Animal Designation Board Being Created

    Many Lewis County residents share a love for animals and have consistently shown great interest in the welfare of animals of all kinds. Lewis County Public Health & Social Services (LCPHSS) wants to tap into that passion by reaching out for volunteers to serve on a new Dangerous Animal Designation (DAD) Board. A key reason for creating this board is to enhance public participation in the dangerous animal designation process. More


    Environmental Health - Sept. 12, 2018, 3:44 p.m.

  3. Human Skull Found Near Mineral

    Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a partial human skull found in a wooded area near Mineral on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The skull was located by someone hiking in the area. Detectives, with the assistance of Lewis County Search and Rescue, are continuing to search the area for potential evidence. At this time, identification of the skull is unknown. The skull will be sent to a forensic pathologist for further examination. ###


    Sheriff - March 30, 2011, 11:16 a.m.

  4. Open House set for Lewis County Transportation improvement projects

    CHEHALIS – The efforts to alleviate local traffic congestion continues. Lewis County Public Works, the City of Centralia and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are hosting an open house to provide citizens with an update on the Reynolds Avenue/Harrison Avenue Corridor Improvement Project and the North Lewis County Industrial Access Transportation Study.The open house is 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. April 20 at Fort Borst Park in Centralia, kitchen #1, to present the public with preliminary plans and exhibits developed for improvement of the Reynolds Avenue and Harrison Avenue Corridor, extending from the Pearl St. (SR 507) intersection to …


    News Room - April 4, 2023, 3:14 p.m.

  5. Lewis County expects to save thousands from new energy efficient equipment

    New HVAC equipment installed in the Lewis County Jail. Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer, left, and Capital Facilities Manager Doug Carey, looking at equipment improvements on the roof of the county jail. CHEHALIS – Construction on new energy efficient upgrades to the Lewis County Jail are being completed below cost estimates and ahead of schedule. The contractor on the job has calculated that the new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment could save the county upwards to $50,000 annually in energy costs.“We’re replacing aging equipment with a modern energy efficient system,” said Lewis County Capital Facilities Manager Doug Carey. …


    News Room - July 18, 2023, 3:56 p.m.

  6. 2018 County Road Construction project by County Forces

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    Commissioners - Jan. 12, 2018, 9:44 a.m.

  7. 2016 County Road Construction Projects by County Forces

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    Commissioners - Jan. 6, 2016, 4:50 p.m.

  8. Meeting with the Blue Ribbon Task Force

    Agenda: Meeting with Blue Ribbon Task Force to discuss the Task Force recommendations on the County Leadership Structure.


    Commissioners - July 6, 2017, 2:35 p.m.

  9. INFRACTIONS

    Traffic infractions YOU MUST RESPOND WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE ISSUEDOPTIONS FOR RESPONDING:Payment of the Citation:Online: You can conveniently pay your District Court fines and infractions online using Point & Pay. Please click here to access online payment information.In Person or Over the Phone: Payment can be made in person at 345 W. Main Street, 3rd Floor, Chehalis, WA 98532. Cash, check, money order or debit/credit card payments are accepted at our front counter. Payment may also be made over the phone using a debit or credit card. The number to call for payment over the telephone is …


    District Court - July 2, 2015, 8:27 a.m.

  10. Remains Identified

    The human remains found near Mineral on Saturday, March 26, 2011, have been positively identified as Michael Lloyd Riemer. Riemer was originally reported as a missing person in December of 1985 to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Riemer was missing along with his significant other, Diana Robertson, also from Pierce County. Their two year old daughter was found wandering alone at a Spanaway K-Mart on the same day Riemer and Robertson went missing. Riemer was 36 years old at the time of his disappearance. Robertson was 21 at the time of her disappearance. Robertson’s remains were found February of 1986 …


    Sheriff - April 12, 2011, 9 a.m.