1. Small Works Roster Members Only - Keystone Block Material Purchase for the Godfrey Road Culvert Replacement Project

    In order to bid on this project you need to be a registered member of the Small Works Roster prior to the award of this project. A new project has been added to the Contract Ads and Calls for Bid page. Bids are due Aug. 1, 2013 by 11:00 am at the Lewis County Commissioner's Office, (Lewis County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA, 98532). The Bids will be opened at 11:30 or later. Access the details and necessary documents by clicking here.


    Public Works - July 22, 2013, 4:26 p.m.

  2. Daily Building Inspections

    We can not guarantee next day inspections at this time. Inspections must be sent in by or before 6:30AM on the day the inspection is requested for. If an inspection is requested after this time, it will be moved to the next business day. Please ensure the job site is ready with the approved construction plans, permit, and any necessary documents on site. Thank you for your patience and understanding.Lewis County Offices will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2025 in observance of Christmas. There will be NO inspections conducted on this day.Thursday, December 18, 2025 (click to view inspections)


    Community Development - Feb. 5, 2019, 9:45 a.m.

  3. Press Release: Fourth Arrest Made in Death of Randle Teenager

    Click here for full Press Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 07-12-18 @ 0945 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 4 Fourth Arrest Made in Death of Randle Teenager Yesterday evening Emma L. Brown, a 20 year old female of Glenoma, was arrested after turning herself in at the Lewis County Jail on an outstanding arrest warrant. Earlier in the day an arrest warrant had been issued for Rendering Criminal Assistance in the 1st Degree with a $1,000,000 bail. Emma Brown is the fiancée to Jonathon Adamson and her arrest is based on her actions and knowledge of …


    Sheriff - July 12, 2018, 10:01 a.m.

  4. Sanitary Control Area Covenants

    INTRODUCTIONLewis County Code LCC8.55 includes requirements to protect public drinking water sources. The regulations require that wells be surrounded by an area of sanitary control. The Sanitary Control Area is the area in which activities that could contaminate the drinking water source are not allowed. Lewis County requires similar protection for two-party water supplies and properties being subdivided.According to state regulations and Lewis County Policy, a purveyor (the person owning or operating a water system) must provide an area of sanitary control for a radius of 100 feet for wells and 200 feet for shallow wells.. For small water systems, …


    Environmental Health - Jan. 21, 2021, 11:20 a.m.

  5. Personal Property

    Personal Property Personal property's primary characteristic is its mobility. It includes machinery, equipment and furniture associated with commercial, industrial or agricultural enterprises. Business inventories are exempt from property tax.Everyone who uses personal property in a business must complete a personal property affidavit by April 30 each year per RCW 84.40.185, RCW 84.40.190, and WAC 458-12-060. The affidavit must list the taxable property by category, as well as its cost and acquisition date. The assessor uses the affidavit to value personal property for taxes due the following year. Personal property tax rates are the same as for real property.Can I file …


    Assessor - March 28, 2018, 11:52 a.m.

  6. Lewis County Sheriff's deputies join student leadership in youth traffic safety week at Mossyrock High School

    Mossyrock High School Associated Student Body members Marshall Brockway, left, Will Faussett, Erin Cournyer, Caelyn Marshall, Hailey Brooks, Olyvia Brownell, Joan Wedam and Miguel Gomez. MOSSYROCK - Lewis County Sheriff’s deputies, law enforcement officers and emergency medical professionals from throughout the county, and the student leadership at Mossyrock High School concluded traffic safety education week Friday, April 28. There was a mock crash and emergency response plus a court trial witnessed by the school’s over 200 students.Deputies focused school zone patrols on seat belt use, speeding and distracted driving.“They are all high contributors to traffic-related deaths to our youth,” said …


    News Room - April 28, 2023, 3:40 p.m.

  7. Apply now for Citizens Budget Committee

    The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking Lewis County residents interested in participating in the county’s 2026 budget-setting process. The BOCC is seeking volunteers from each commissioner district to attend budget meetings in September and to provide feedback to the commissioners. Residents interested in participating in the budget process are requested to submit an application and a letter of interest in one of the following three ways:By mail at BOCC, Room 210, 351 N.W. North St., Chehalis, WA 98532.Via email at committees@lewiscountywa.gov (please include “Budget” in the subject line). In person at the Commissioners’ Office on the …


    Commissioners - July 14, 2025, 4:28 p.m.

  8. Press Release: Suspect in Custody after Winlock Area Shooting Death

    Click Here For Original Press Release PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 05-24-18 @ 1000 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Suspect in Custody after Winlock Area Shooting Death Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred yesterday evening in the 400 Block of Meier Road, Winlock. On 05/23/2018, at approximately 2012 hours, deputies were dispatched to report of a 44 year old male of Winlock being shot by his neighbor. The initial information provided to deputies via 9-1-1 was the victim had been playing basketball with his juvenile son, when a neighbor pulled into the driveway, brandished …


    Sheriff - May 24, 2018, 10:07 a.m.

  9. Sheriff's Office Warns of Phone Scam

    The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office wants community members to be aware of a scam circulating in our area and learn how to protect themselves from becoming a victim of fraud and identity theft. Deputies have received several reports from citizens that they are receiving random phone calls from very aggressive callers with strong foreign accent/dialects stating they are from the IRS. The callers knew the victim’s names and some other basic information about them making it appear it may really be the IRS calling. The callers advised the victim’s they were being investigated and to avoid “further investigation or arrest” …


    Sheriff - March 11, 2015, 4:22 p.m.

  10. Lewis County Facilities Administrator favors long lasting building maintenance

    Lewis County Facilities Administrator Alex Murray, outside of the Lewis County WSU Extension Services building, Mar. 29. CHEHALIS – Lewis County Capital Campus construction projects continue to take shape in and around the historic county courthouse in Chehalis.County Facilities Department crews and contractors are placing final touches on a new Lewis County Public Works Building at 57 W. Main Street, the former Main Street Professional Building.Facilities Administrator Alex Murray was working Wednesday between the new Public Works facility and the James Building at 17 SW Cascade Ave. in Chehalis, the home to Lewis County WSU Extension Service offices. At the …


    News Room - March 30, 2023, 4:23 p.m.