1. 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.

  2. Connecting Neighbors for Earth Month Bonus Event: Sustainability Round-Up

    Stop by the Floral Park Sustainability Project, 104 E. Floral St., Centralia, before or after the Composting Basics Class! Environmentally focused community partners will share their tools, services, and programs available to residents. Information booths will include Lewis Co. Noxious Weed, Lewis Co. Conservation District, Chehalis Timberland Library Gadget Library and more!


    Solid Waste - March 17, 2026, 11:01 a.m.

  3. Residents can shred sensitive documents

    Sensitive Document Shredding Event at the Community Recycle Event at the old Winlock Drop Box, 1105 Winlock-Vader Road, Winlock: The mobile shredding truck will be on site from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents may bring up to 3 bags or boxes or sensitive documents they would like to have shredded. There is no charge for this service. The shredded paper will be hauled to a paper recycling facility for processing.


    Solid Waste - June 9, 2025, 10:51 a.m.

  4. East end residents can shred sensitive documents in Randle

    The LeMay Mobile Shredding truck will be at the Community Recycle Event at the Lewis County (Kiona) Road Shop, 8911 US Hwy 12, Randle from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents may bring up to 3 bags or boxes or sensitive documents they would like to have shredded. There is no charge for this service. The shredded paper will be hauled to a paper recycling facility for processing.


    Solid Waste - June 9, 2025, 11:01 a.m.

  5. Shred sensitive documents in Vader today

    Sensitive Document Shredding: Residents may bring up to 5 bags or boxes or sensitive documents they would like to have shredded from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 16. There is a free community service. The shredded paper will be recycled at a paper recycling facility at the conclusion of the event. The event will take place in the parking lot of Dailey Storage, 110 7th St., Vader, WA 98593.


    Solid Waste - March 17, 2026, 12:08 p.m.

  6. Sensitive Document Shredding Event in Pe Ell

    Sensitive Document Shredding: Residents may bring up to 3 bags or boxes or sensitive documents they would like to have shredded. There is no charge for this service. The shredded paper will be recycled at a paper recycling facility. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 14 at Pe Ell Town Hall, 111 Main St., Pe Ell, WA 98572 as part of Pe Ell's Community Recycle Event.


    Solid Waste - April 8, 2025, 1:13 p.m.

  7. Residents can have sensitive documents shredded today

    The LeMay Mobile Shredding truck will be at the Community Recycle Event at the old Meskill Drop Box, 3127 State Route 6, Chehalis, across from the River Road in the Doty-Dryad area 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents may bring up to 3 bags or boxes or sensitive documents they would like to have shredded. There is no charge for this service. The shredded paper will be hauled to a paper recycling facility for processing.


    Solid Waste - June 9, 2025, 11:18 a.m.

  8. Other Community Litter Programs

    Volunteers in the cities of Chehalis, Centralia, and sometimes other communities in Lewis County organize volunteers to pick up litter. The city of Chehalis has a group of active volunteers called the Chehalis Clean Team. They have a group on Facebook under their name: Chehalis Clean Team and you can get more information from the city of Chehalis website: Chehalis Clean Team. In Centralia, the group of volunteers is the Centralia Clean Team. They have an active group on Facebook under Centralia Clean Team.


    Solid Waste - Feb. 20, 2026, 10:03 a.m.

  9. Sensitive document shredding service offered in Chehalis

    Residents may bring up to 5 bags or boxes or sensitive documents they would like to have shredded. This is a free community service. The shredded paper will be recycled at a paper recycling facility. The event will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of the spring Repair & Sustainability Fair at the Chehalis Outfitters, 1757 N. National Ave., Chehalis, WA. Funded in part by a Local Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Grant from the Department of Ecology.


    Solid Waste - March 17, 2026, 12:20 p.m.

  10. Deferred Disposition

    Under the deferred disposition sentencing option, youth are on supervision for 12 months and have several requirements including restitution, community service, compliance with curfew and attending school. Specific rules will also apply based on the individual youth. If the youth does not commit another crime during the 12 month probation period, then the charge is dismissed and cleared from their criminal history. Excluded from this program include youth who: Have committed a sex offense Have committed a violent offense Have a criminal history that includes a felony Have had a previous Deferred Disposition Has had two or more adjudications


    Juvenile Court - Oct. 24, 2014, 2:04 p.m.