1. Basic Compost Workshop in Morton

    WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers are hosting a Basic Home Composting Workshop at Centralia College East in Morton as part of the Repair & Sustainability Fair. Learn how to convert organic materials from your yard, garden, and kitchen into nutrient rich compost to improve your soil, promote healthy plants, and reduce pesky pests! Participants who are interested can enter their names into a drawing for a free compost bin. This event is free to the public. Support for this workshop is provided in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology.


    Solid Waste - March 5, 2024, 11:49 a.m.

  2. Basic Composting Class

    WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers are hosting a Basic Home Composting Workshop at Centralia College East in Morton as part of the Repair & Sustainability Fair at 11 a.m. on March 22. Learn how to convert organic materials from your yard, garden, and kitchen into nutrient rich compost to improve your soil, promote healthy plants, and reduce pesky pests! Participants who are interested can enter their names into a drawing for a free compost bin. This event is free to the public. Support for this workshop is provided in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology.


    Solid Waste - March 7, 2025, 9:51 a.m.

  3. Scrap Metal & Appliance Recycling Event

    Lewis County residents may recycle scrap metal and household appliances for free at the old solid waste drop box at 1105 Winlock-Vader Road from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 19. Household appliances accepted in the recycling containers at the event include washers, dryers, hot water heaters, and dish washers. Please set refrigerated appliances aside in a designated area at the event. Refrigerated units include refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning units. Please make sure all appliances recycled are free of garbage and debris. This event is for recycling scrap metal and household appliances. No other materials will be accepted.


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 11:05 a.m.

  4. Improving Quality of Life for Our Veterans - February 2019

    There are many things that contribute to our quality of life here in Lewis County – everything from where you live or work, to what you eat for breakfast, or how much stress you have in your day-to-day life. It’s common sense that your health affects your quality of life. Find out just how much at http://bit.ly/2T38SW8. However, it’s also true that your quality of life can affect your health. See what how much of an impact stress can have at https://mayocl.in/2Decu20. More


    Public Health - Feb. 6, 2019, 4:38 p.m.

  5. Sheriff's Office Receives WASPC Accreditation Award

    Lewis County Sheriff’s Office received formal notice that they are an official WASPC (Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs) Accredited Agency on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at a WASPC Conference held in Yakima. The accreditation process took the Sheriff’s Office over a year to complete. Only fifty (approximately) agencies statewide have met the accreditation standards and have been awarded the accredited agency status. The process takes considerable time and effort and determination for an agency to complete. “This formal Accreditation is something our office and the community should be very proud of. The men and women employed by this …


    Sheriff - June 1, 2011, 8:23 a.m.

  6. Hazo Hut is closed for the New Year Day Holiday

    Hazo Hut at the Lewis County transfer station in Centralia is closed today, Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year Day holiday. Hazo Hut will next be open on Saturday, Jan. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.


    Solid Waste - Sept. 3, 2024, 4:32 p.m.

  7. Construction begins on Sheriff’s East Lewis County Substation

    From left, Lewis County Sheriff’s Captain Richard VanWyck, Sheriff Rob Snaza, Commissioner Scott Brummer, County Manager Ryan Barrett and Undersheriff Wes Rethwill at groundbreaking of new East Lewis County Sheriff’s Substation near Randle. CHEHALIS – Construction of a new East Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Substation is underway on county-owned property at 8911 U.S. Highway 12, west of Randle. Midway Underground, a Toledo construction company, is building the 12-by 36-foot office with four adjoining vehicle bays at the Kiona county public works shop site.“It will place a Sheriff’s footprint in the east end of the county, housing emergency equipment for deputies …


    News Room - Oct. 19, 2023, 3:40 p.m.

  8. Public Review Period Open for the Lewis County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan draft update

    We want your 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. The SWAC will host a special virtual meeting at 1 p.m. Jan. 10 to learn more about the draft plan. (Details to attend the Zoom meeting will be made …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 19, 2023, 11:07 a.m.

  9. Eviction Resolution Pilot Program - DRC Certificate

    Lewis County’s Amended Standing Order on the Eviction Resolution Pilot Program (ERPP), expires June 30, 2023. This coincides with the sun-setting of RCW 59.18.660 related to ERPP. This means that as of July 1, 2023, unlawful detainers may be filed without the necessity of the DRC certificate. We have spoken to the Lewis County Center for Constructive Resolution and Conversation at 360-623-8061, and they are willing to continue providing services to both landlords and tenants with an eye towards keeping people housed and helping landlords get the payments that are due. We encourage you to continue using their services.


    Superior Court - May 4, 2023, 11:48 a.m.

  10. Notice of Sale of Surplus Property

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Auction of Surplus County Property for items declared surplus will be held at 8:00 AM, May 17, 2016, at Ritchie Brothers Auction, 104 Avery Road W., Chehalis, WA 98532. Items may be previewed Monday thru Friday beginning May 9, 2016 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Items will be sold as is – where is to the highest bidder. Washington State sales tax is applicable. A complete list of surplus items is available from the Lewis County Department of Public Works, Fleet Services Division: 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, WA 98532 or can …


    Public Works - May 4, 2016, 8:54 a.m.