1. Lewis County Calls Lawsuit Meritless

    LEWIS COUNTY CALLS LAWSUIT MERITLESS Deputy involved in shooting properly followed policies and procedures and acted appropriately pursuant to his training. Lewis County and other named individuals vehemently deny the allegations made in a lawsuit filed on October 15, 2012 by the Estate of a man who was shot and killed by a Lewis County Sheriff’s Deputy in June of 2011. The Complaint, filed in federal court in Tacoma, alleges that the Deputy acted recklessly and negligently when he encountered Steven Petersen in the early morning hours of June 20, 2011, and engaged in a “shoot first, ask questions later” …


    Sheriff - Oct. 19, 2012, 1:44 p.m.

  2. About the Coroner

    Location/Contact:The Lewis County Coroner's Office is located at 585 NW Center Street, Chehalis, WA 98532.Telephone number: 360-740-1376. If there is no answer, please call Central Dispatch at 360-740-1105 and ask to have the on-call Deputy Coroner call you back.Coroner:Warren McLeod has been the elected Coroner since January 2011.Coroner Bio:Warren was born and raised in the Boston area where he worked as an EMT for 14 years for volunteer and private ambulances services and finally for the City of Boston EMS. He was also an Auxiliary/Reserve police officer in a small town north of Boston for 9 years graduating from the …


    Coroner - May 8, 2015, 12:41 p.m.

  3. Remember Kid’s Immunizations in this COVID-19 Era

    For release in August 2020 Contact: Ed Mund – 360-740-1227, ed.mund@lewiscountywa.govby Rachel Wood, M.D., MPH, Lewis County Health OfficerAn underreported concern in this age of COVID-19 is the dramatic drop in parents getting their children immunized. Statewide pediatric immunization rates have been dropping the past few years anyway, but now in 2020, they’ve dropped off a cliff compared to previous 5-year averages.The good news is that Lewis County is doing better than the statewide average. However, we’re still not where we should be to protect our children. State and national goals call for 90 percent of young children to be …


    Public Health - Aug. 7, 2020, 4:39 p.m.

  4. Collaboration in the face of Rapid Growth

    A group of local governments—the City of Chehalis, the Port of Chehalis, Twin Transit, and Lewis County—are collaborating to reckon with the rapid growth expected in south Chehalis and its adjacent urban growth area (UGA). Chehalis is projected to grow by over 13,000 people by 2045.The South Chehalis/UGA Design Project is a standing workgroup convened by these governments, with several other participants and partners, to address the infrastructure, development, land-use, and other needs of this growing area.“The south Chehalis UGA is booming,” notes Eric Eisenberg, the Lewis County staffer who first organized the group. “In twenty years, we want this …


    News Room - Nov. 14, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

  5. 2017 Sales for 2018 Assessments for 2019 Tax Year

    The following page(s) list sales in Lewis County for the calendar year of 2017. Sales from 2017 were the primary market data used in setting values for Assessment Year 2018 for Taxes payable in 2019. The assessment/lien date for Assessment Year 2018 is 1/1/2018. This means your assessed value for assessment year 2018 should reflect 100% of the market value of your property as of 1/1/2018. 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, …


    Assessor - Sept. 21, 2018, 3:35 p.m.

  6. Lewis County Law Enforcement Spring Clean-Up Warrant Sweep

    Click Here for Full Press Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 05/11/18 Contact: Sergeant Danny Riordan Phone: (360) 740-2765Release #: 1 Lewis County Law Enforcement Spring Clean-up Warrant Sweep. On May 10th, 2018, deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, troopers from the Washington State Patrol, officers from Washington State Fish and Wildlife, and deputies with the United States Marshal Service arrested 19 suspects on warrants, and made two probable cause arrests yesterday during Spring Clean-up Warrant Sweep. The collaborative event was conducted to locate and arrest people with outstanding warrants in the Lewis County area. The above mentioned law enforcement personnel …


    Sheriff - May 11, 2018, 5:18 p.m.

  7. 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.

  8. Record Sealing

    Per RCW 13.50.260, Please see the attachment below for the requirements of sealing/ destroying Juvenile Records.Record Sealing Flyer Eligibility to have a Juvenile Record Sealed This section only applies to qualified disposition order entered after June 11, 2014 (RCW Title 13.50)Juvenile Offender is at least 18 years of age.Has completed the terms of the Disposition Order (to include paying fines/fees/restitution/and court ordered community service hours).Has completed the terms of the confinement at the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration or the completion of parole, if the respondent is transferred to the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration.The crime committed was not:A most serious offense as defined …


    Juvenile Court - Feb. 12, 2016, 2:33 p.m.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.