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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.
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Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Dairy Containers, Buckets
Please recycle in your curbside recycling container:Curbside recycling is available to all residents in Lewis County. Please make sure plastic bottles, jugs, and dairy containers are empty, clean, and dry. Please remove and discard lids. 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. Examples of plastic items that can be recycled:water and other beverage bottlesmilk jugscoffee tubslaundry jugspeanut butter jarscat litter jugs and buckets (please remove handle)dairy topping containersyogurt containersshampoo and conditioner bottlesliquid soap bottlesThere are no drop-off opportunities for plastic items …
Solid Waste - Dec. 2, 2024, 4:42 p.m.
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Antifreeze can be recycled at Hazo Hut today until 3 p.m.
Lewis County residents can drop off unwanted household chemicals, up to five gallons of used motor oil, up to five gallons of antifreeze, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent light bulbs at Hazo Hut at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia, today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Hazo Hut is closing early today because of the predicted storm. These are the limits for each household each day that the Hazo Hut is open. This time is reserved for residential customers only. Business customers must make an appointment by calling 360-740-1221 or emailing …
Solid Waste - Dec. 27, 2024, 12:27 p.m.
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Lewis County receives funds from U.S. Dept. of the Interior
On June 24, 2025, Lewis County received PILT funds from the U.S. Department of the Interior. Please click here for information regarding past and current year Payments in Lieu of Taxes.To view the press release from U.S. Department of the Interior, please click here.
Treasurer - June 26, 2025, 9 a.m.
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Deputy Coroners
The Lewis County Coroner's Office employs Deputy Coroners who respond to locations where deaths have occurred in order to conduct medicolegal death investigations. Deputy Coroners are not law enforcement personnel but do work very closely in conducting investigations with all of the law enforcement agencies in the county. The Lewis County Coroner's Office currently has The Elected Coroner, Chief Deputy Coroner, one full-time Deputy Coroner, one part-time Deputy Coroner, and six on-call Deputy Coroners. The on-call Deputy Coroner position is classified as "extra help" and they work from home on call. When they receive a call they respond to the …
Coroner - April 7, 2014, 3:17 p.m.
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Drop off fluorescent bulbs in Centralia today
Lewis County residents can drop off unwanted household chemicals, up to five gallons of used motor oil, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent light bulbs at Hazo Hut at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia, today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These are the limits for each household each day that the Hazo Hut is open. This time is reserved for residential customers only. Business customers must make an appointment by calling 360-740-1221 or emailing swu@lewiscountywa.gov.
Solid Waste - March 14, 2025, 4:24 p.m.
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Drop off unwanted household chemicals today in Centralia
Lewis County residents can drop off unwanted household chemicals, up to five gallons of used motor oil, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent light bulbs at Hazo Hut at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia, today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These are the limits for each household each day that the Hazo Hut is open. This time is reserved for residential customers only. Business customers must make an appointment by calling 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov.
Solid Waste - April 8, 2025, 12:57 p.m.
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Residents can drop off unwanted chemicals in Morton
Lewis County residents can drop off unwanted household chemicals, up to five gallons of used motor oil, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent light bulbs at Hazo Hut at the East Lewis County Transfer Station, 6745 US Hwy 12, Morton, today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. These are the limits for each household each day that the Hazo Hut is open. This time is reserved for residential customers only. Business customers must make an appointment by calling 360-740-1221 or emailing swu@lewiscountywa.gov.
Solid Waste - April 8, 2025, 1:06 p.m.
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Safely drop off household chemicals in Centralia today
Lewis County residents can drop off unwanted household chemicals, up to five gallons of used motor oil, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent light bulbs at Hazo Hut at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia, today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These are the limits for each household each day that the Hazo Hut is open. This time is reserved for residential customers only. Business customers must make an appointment by calling 360-740-1221 or emailing swu@lewiscountywa.gov.
Solid Waste - April 8, 2025, 1:08 p.m.
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Lewis County Lifts Restrictions on Outdoor Burning
Effective 12:01 A.M., Thursday, October 16, 2025, Lewis County Board of County Commissioners and Lewis County Fire Marshal will lift the current burn restrictions on outdoor burning for all unincorporated lands regulated by Lewis County, Washington.For more information, see the Press Release.
Community Development - Oct. 14, 2025, 4:40 p.m.