1. 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.

  2. Common fennel

    Foeniculum vulgare Common Fennel - A large perennial herb that grows to be about 6' tall, smells strongly of licorice, and spreads via seeds and pieces of the root crown.Leaves: Dark green or bronze feather-like, deeply lobed and somewhat spindly, the leaves are completely hairless and attachment points (petioles) are fleshy with a wide base.Flowers: In bloom from May to September, the small yellow flowers form an umbrella shaped cluster (umbel) and resemble those of poison hemlock and wild chervil.Habitat: Can establish in just about any habitat from roadsides, to prairies, to coastal bluffs, to wetland areas.Weed Classification: B DesignateWhy …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:46 a.m.

  3. 25-178 Approve interlocal agreement between Lewis County Superior Court and City of Chehalis in support of case management as it pertains to the Mental Health Court Program.

    Please see the attached agreement.


    Commissioners - July 17, 2025, 12:25 p.m.

  4. 25-275 Notice of hearing for the renewal of a franchise to AT&T to install, construct, operate and maintain telecommunications facilities in Lewis County rights of way.

    Please see the attached notice.


    Commissioners - Oct. 8, 2025, 11:44 a.m.

  5. 26-077 Approve interlocal agreement with Thurston County Special Operations Rescue Team (SORT) to provide technical rescue services for permit-required confined spaces at the Lewis County Jail.

    Please see the attached agreement.


    Commissioners - March 5, 2026, 1:36 p.m.

  6. Notice of hearing for the renewal of a franchise to Cardinal FG Company to install, construct, operate and maintain natural gas utility facilities in Lewis County rights of way.

    Please see the attached notice.


    Commissioners - Oct. 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.

  7. Ed Carlson Memorial Field - South Lewis County Airport (TDO)

    Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) MeetingsNewslettersToledo Airport Fact SheetMeeting #1PAC flyer - TDOTDO Chapters 1 & 2 - 2.24.23TDO AppendicesMicrosoft Teams meetingTDO PAC Meeting 1 NotesToledo PAC Meeting VideoMeeting #2PAC Meeting #2 PostcardChapter 3 - Facility RequirementsPublic Meeting for the Ed Carlson Memorial - South Lewis County AirportPAC Meeting #2 - July 12, 2023PAC Meeting #2 Attendee ListPAC Meeting #2 RecordingMeeting #3PAC Meeting #3 PostcardPAC FlyerCapital Improvement & Financial PlanLayout PlanTerminal AreaPAC Meeting PresentationPAC Meeting Sign in SheetPAC Meeting VideoChapter 4 - Development AlternativesChapter 5 - Airport PlansFinal Draft Airport Layout Plan UpdateFinal Draft Airport Layout PlanFinal Airport Layout PlanFinal Airport …


    Airports - Jan. 27, 2015, 9:49 a.m.

  8. Transfer stations closed for Christmas Day!

    Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia and Morton are closed on Thursday, December 25 for the Christmas Day Holiday. Transfer stations will resume their regular hours on Friday, Dec. 26. Centralia is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In-bound gates in Centralia close 15 minutes prior to facility closure.; Morton is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


    Solid Waste - Sept. 2, 2025, 4:04 p.m.

  9. Currency

    Found in the Chehalis area on 11/02/25: US currency. Please contact the Lewis County Sheriff's Office at 360-740-2699 to describe the amount and denomination in order to claim. RE: Case #25C15103.


    Sheriff - Nov. 5, 2025, 1:40 p.m.

  10. 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.