1. Human Skull Found Near Mineral

    Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a partial human skull found in a wooded area near Mineral on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The skull was located by someone hiking in the area. Detectives, with the assistance of Lewis County Search and Rescue, are continuing to search the area for potential evidence. At this time, identification of the skull is unknown. The skull will be sent to a forensic pathologist for further examination. ###


    Sheriff - March 30, 2011, 11:16 a.m.

  2. New Bidcall - Precast Concrete Bridge Material Purchase – CMP 1502 Cousins Rd MP 3.15 Culvert Replacement

    A new bid call has been added to the Contract Ads and Calls for Bid page. The bids are due Feb. 18, 2020 by 11:00 am at the Lewis County Commissioner's Office, (Lewis County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Room 210, 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA, 98532). The bids will be opened at 11:00 am or later.Access the details and necessary documents, and get on the planholders lists here.


    Public Works - Jan. 28, 2020, 9:39 a.m.

  3. New - Additional Information has been added to the Precast Concrete Bridge Material Purchase – CMP 1502 Cousins Rd MP 3.15 Culvert Replacement

    A new document has been added to the Bidcall - Precast Concrete Bridge Material Purchase – CMP 1502 Cousins Rd MP 3.15 Culvert Replacement. The bids are due Feb. 18, 2020 by 11:00 am at the Lewis County Commissioner's Office, (Lewis County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Room 210, 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA, 98532). The bids will be opened at 11:00 am or later.Access the new document here.


    Public Works - Feb. 13, 2020, 10:20 a.m.

  4. NEW RE-BID - Precast Concrete Bridge Material Purchase - CMP 1502 Cousins Rd MP 3.15

    A new Re Bid bid call has been added to the Contract Ads and Calls for Bid page. The bids are due March 24, 2020 by 11:00 am at the Lewis County Commissioner's Office, (Lewis County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Room 210, 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA, 98532). The bids will be opened at 11:00 am or later.Access the details and necessary documents, and get on the planholders lists here.


    Public Works - March 10, 2020, 7:49 a.m.

  5. Lewis County citizens with disabilities to benefit from new outreach project

    Lewis County Public Health and Social Services Developmental Disabilities Coordinator Sara Sons. CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee (DDAC) is looking for your input in an effort to plan outreach and coordination of services for residents with developmental disabilities and their families.To set the community's priorities for what services local citizens need, the Lewis County Public Health and Social Services Developmental Disabilities office encourages families, caregivers, service providers and interested community members to participate in an online survey. The survey results will be used by the DDAC to make suggestions about current and future programs in Lewis …


    News Room - May 17, 2023, 4:13 p.m.

  6. Updated Press Release: Gish Road Human Remains

    PRESS RELEASE - UPDATE ON HUMAN REMAINS LOCATED IN ONALASKA AREA The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the victim whose partial remains were discovered in the 500 block of Gish Rd in Onalaska on Tuesday May 7th, 2024. In May of 2018 the victim, Paul Snarski, was reported missing from Auburn and is believed to have been murdered at a residence on View Ridge Rd in Onalaska. During the subsequent investigation, part of the victim’s body was recovered in Pierce County and a suspect was arrested. The suspect in Paul Snarski’s death was later acquitted of …


    Sheriff - June 3, 2024, 1:16 p.m.

  7. District seeks a volunteer for the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone Advisory Board

    The Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone Advisory Board, providing input and guidance on the Advisory Committee for a two-year term expiring Sept. 30, 2026.The Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee provides non-binding advice and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding solutions for reducing flood damage and to restore habitat for aquatic species within the basin. The group meets in the Lewis County Commissioners’ hearing room on the second Thursday of every month at 8:00 a.m.Application packets are available by visiting …


    Commissioners - Aug. 27, 2024, 3:44 p.m.

  8. District seeks a volunteer for the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone Advisory Board

    The Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District is seeking volunteers to serve on the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone Advisory Board, providing input and guidance on the Advisory Committee for a two-year term expiring Sept. 30, 2027.The Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee provides non-binding advice and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding solutions for reducing flood damage and to restore habitat for aquatic species within the basin. The group meets in the Lewis County Commissioners’ hearing room on the second Thursday of every month at 8:00 a.m.Application packets are available by visiting the …


    Commissioners - Oct. 21, 2025, 1:03 p.m.

  9. Remains Identified

    The human remains found near Mineral on Saturday, March 26, 2011, have been positively identified as Michael Lloyd Riemer. Riemer was originally reported as a missing person in December of 1985 to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Riemer was missing along with his significant other, Diana Robertson, also from Pierce County. Their two year old daughter was found wandering alone at a Spanaway K-Mart on the same day Riemer and Robertson went missing. Riemer was 36 years old at the time of his disappearance. Robertson was 21 at the time of her disappearance. Robertson’s remains were found February of 1986 …


    Sheriff - April 12, 2011, 9 a.m.

  10. Forest Products Harvesting Permits

    Specialized Forest Products Harvesting PermitsHarvest permits are issued for harvesting and/or transporting all cedar products, including cedar salvage and processed cedar products, and for harvesting and/or transporting the following: Any specialty wood (western red cedar, Englemann spruce, Sitka spruce, big leaf maple, western red alder)• More than five (5) native ornamental trees or shrubs• More than five (5) pounds of cut or picked evergreen foliage• More than five (5) pounds of cascara bark• More than five (5) Christmas trees• More than five (5) gallons of single species of wild edible mushroom• Huckleberries harvested for sale (the permit for this type …


    Sheriff - Aug. 18, 2011, 2:55 p.m.