1. 2018 Sales for 2019 Assessments for 2020 Tax Year

    The following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2018. Sales from 2018 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2019 for Taxes payable in 2020. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2019 is 1/1/2019. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2019 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2019.Citizens using this information should perform their own research to verify that each transaction is “arm’s length.” An arm’s length transaction is defined as “A transaction between unrelated parties under no duress.” (Appraisal Institute, The …


    Assessor - June 21, 2019, 5:02 p.m.

  2. 2019 Sales for 2020 Assessments for 2021 Tax Year

    The following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2019. Sales from 2019 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2020 for Taxes payable in 2021. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2020 is 1/1/2020. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2020 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2020.Citizens using this information should perform their own research to verify that each transaction is “arm’s length.” An arm’s length transaction is defined as “A transaction between unrelated parties under no duress.” (Appraisal Institute, The …


    Assessor - Oct. 12, 2020, 11:17 a.m.

  3. Press Release: River Road Dog attack

    PRESS RELEASE - RIVER ROAD DOG ATTACK:Deputies are investigating a dog attack which occurred inside a residence in the 400 block of River Road in Chehalis on Wednesday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m., aid personnel and deputies were dispatched to a dog bite of a 91-year-old female. When they arrived, they discovered the victim had been attacked by two of her own German Shepherds, resulting in major trauma to both of her lower arms. The victim was transported by aid personnel to the Adna High School to meet Life Flight, and later passed away on the flight to the hospital.The …


    Sheriff - Sept. 27, 2024, 11:19 a.m.

  4. Final Day for Comments on the Lewis County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan draft update

    Today is the last day to submit comments on the draft 2023 Lewis County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan! This plan includes strategies to manage waste in the county over the next 20 years with more in-depth focus on the next six years. Lewis County Department of Public Works Solid Waste Utility has been working with the Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) and the consulting firm Herrera Environmental to update the document. Copies of the draft plan are also available to read at all Timberland Libraries in Lewis County and the Toledo Community Library. The public comment …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 19, 2023, 11:12 a.m.

  5. Commissioner

    Commissioner Cailen L. Cecil Court Commissioner Cailen L. Cecil Cailen Cecil was born and raised in Yelm, Washington where she attended Yelm High School, graduating in 1994. Cailen earned an Associates of Arts from Pierce College (1996), Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Washington (1998), and a Juris Doctorate from Texas Tech School of Law (2002). Cailen began her legal career representing survivors of domestic violence at the Legal Aid Society of Lubbock in Texas. In 2004, Cailen returned to Washington State where she practiced law on a part-time basis as a private practitioner in Yelm. In 2008, …


    Superior Court - April 22, 2009, 11:34 a.m.

  6. Stewardship Incentive Program

    Introductory materials, offering all the details you need to navigate the process, can be found here:2025 SIP Program: IntroductionPlease review these instructions in their entirety.To apply: 2025 SIP ApplicationPlease complete the form to the best of your ability and submit it back to us via email or paper mail.Our mailing address is: 351 NW North St., Chehalis WA 98532Our office email is weeds@lewiscountywa.govThe SIP's Pesticide License Reimbursement application can be found here:2025 SIP Pesticide License Reimbursement ApplicationResidents may participate in both aspects of the program simultaneously. Acceptance into one will not negatively affect the application status for the other.Note: A …


    Weed Control - March 1, 2023, 4:28 p.m.

  7. Mircrowaves

    A broken or unwanted microwave can be discarded in your curbside garbage container if it will fit:Curbside garbage service is available to all residents in Lewis County. 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.Drop off for free at the Lewis County transfer station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Ave.You must first remove the round, glass turntable and throw it away with your garbage. When the turntable is out, you can recycle the microwave in the Scrap Metal Recycling container in the …


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

  8. Lightning Precautions

    From: Lewis County Emergency ManagementThis week’s return to the “rainy” season has prompted a few questions about what to do during a thunder/lightning storm. I recommend everyone take a brief minute out of their busy schedules to review the attached “Lightning” information from the National Weather Service. The refresher is particularly important for those of you attending fall sporting events that may be held with audiences in metal bleachers.Also, remember that our Pacific Northwest lightning storms are very different from the ones in the Midwest. It is not uncommon for our storms to produce only one lightning strike per event. …


    Emergency Management - Sept. 30, 2014, 9:24 a.m.

  9. Skeletal Remains Found Near Morton

    Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detectives responded on 04/07/11, at approximately 1730 hours, to the Morton area in reference to human skeletal remains being found by a citizen. A man called 911 to report he had pulled off the highway to take a break. As he got out of his car he noticed skeletal remains of a human, off the side of the road. The surrounding area is a rural wooded area. The gender, age, and how long the remains have been there is unknown at this time. The remains will be sent to King County Medical Examiner’s Office for a …


    Sheriff - April 11, 2011, 9:57 a.m.

  10. No Longer Processing Property Transfers After 4pm

    Effective October 1, 2019, the Lewis County Treasurer’s Office is modifying our hours for the processing of property transfers. While our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 – 4:30, we will no longer process property transfers after 4:00 p.m.The change in hours will ensure the ability of the Treasurer’s Office to thoroughly review and process real estate transactions and to secure sufficient time to record the documents prior to the Auditor’s Office closing time of 4:30 p.m.Our office will remain open until 4:30 p.m. to process all other transactions.We understand that this may cause some frustration for those …


    Treasurer - Sept. 12, 2019, 9:07 a.m.