1. Learn about county services while playing Passport game at SWW Fair!

    Saddle Up for the Southwest Washington Fair! Eleven county departments, offices, and related agencies have joined forces to bring you the Passport to Lewis County Public Service game. Here's how to play: Pick up a passport upon entry to the fair at the Guest Services Building (the information gazebo), answer questions at 12 Lewis County booths to get your passport stamped for daily prizes and grand prizes at the end of the fair! Visit the featured fair locations between 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. daily, answer the questions, and get your passport stamped. One completed passport per person, per day. …


    Solid Waste - Aug. 12, 2025, 9:56 a.m.

  2. 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.

  3. Weed Board Meeting & Hearing

    The Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board will be meeting on February 16, 2016 to adopt the 2016 Lewis County Noxious Weed list.  The public is welcome to attend the meeting (hearing) and be heard either for or against the adoption of the weed list. The meeting will be held at 4:00 PM in the Lewis County Courthouse, meeting room #003 at 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA. An open public meeting will precede and follow the public hearing. The Weed Board will be considering the addition of Ventenata, medusahead, and English hawthorn that were added as Class C noxious …


    Weed Control - Jan. 6, 2016, 1:15 p.m.

  4. Play Passport to Lewis County Public Services at the SWW Fair!

    Saddle Up for the first day of the Southwest Washington Fair! We have partnered with Fionna and her team at the Southwest Washington Fair and 11 other Lewis County departments, offices, and related agencies to bring you the Passport to Lewis County Public Service. Here's how to play: Pick up a passport upon entry to the fair at the Guest Services Building (the information gazebo), answer questions at 11 Lewis County booths to get your passport stamped for daily prizes and grand prizes at the end of the fair! Visit the featured fair locations between 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. …


    Solid Waste - Aug. 12, 2025, 9:51 a.m.

  5. UPDATED - Superior Court Dockets through May 4, 2020

    No DV Dockets until Tuesday, May 5 – orders will be entered on each case that has a hearing through May 4 continuing existing restraintsNo Settlement conferences on Family law cases through May 4, 2020 - Counsel should do orders if needed striking trials and then renote for assignment of new dates.No Family Law motions - Admin will be striking all family law motions through May 4 – if there is an emergent case, you will need to get permission from a Judge to have a hearing and appear telephonically.Civil Dockets are being stricken – counsel should renote any cases …


    Superior Court - March 20, 2020, 1:39 p.m.

  6. Stewardship Incentive Program Application Opens

    The SIP opens today March 1st! Lewis County Noxious Weed Control BoardStewardship Incentive Program IntroductionThe Stewardship Incentive Program is a voluntary “mini” grant program for Lewis County landowners, provided by the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board (LCNWCB), with the goal of providing financial assistance to landowners in their efforts to control priority noxious weeds, as identified by Lewis County. Through a simple application process, LCNWCB will provide site-specific noxious weed identification, consultation on appropriate control measures, and reimbursement of up to 75% of the cost of approved noxious weed control measures or 100% of the cost of acquiring an …


    Weed Control - Feb. 21, 2023, 3:09 p.m.

  7. Call for bids for official newspaper to publish all of Lewis County's legal and other official notices for one year beginning July 1, 2025. Bids are due to the Clerk of the Board by 3 p.m. March 13.

    Please see the attached notice.


    Commissioners - Feb. 5, 2025, 11:34 a.m.

  8. Call for bids for official newspaper to publish all of Lewis County's legal and other official notices for one year beginning July 1, 2023. Bids are due to the Clerk of the Board by 3 p.m. March 16, 2023.

    Please see the attached notice.


    Commissioners - Feb. 8, 2023, 11:49 a.m.

  9. Yellow Toadflax

    Linaria vulgaris Yellow Toadflax - A perennial growing 8-31 inches tall from creeping roots. Forms colonies.Leaves: Many narrow, linear leaves up to 4 inches in length, alternating along the stem.Flowers: Flowers bloom from June-September. Many flowers crowd the top 2-9 inches of the plant. Flowers are yellow, hairy, and have orange "throats." Resembles snapdragons.Habitat: Grows in a variety of habitats, including: roadsides, edges of fields, rangelands, meadows, cultivated fields, and waste areas.Weed Classification: CWhy is it a Noxious Weed?It can easily invade range and farmlands outcompeting desirable crops/forage. Livestock will rarely eat the plant.Yellow Toadflax can infest cultivated land easily, …


    Weed Control - Oct. 6, 2022, 9:33 a.m.

  10. Logistics Section Chief - Position Specific Training

    Who should take this course: Individuals who are members of an established Incident Management Team (IMT), who are currently, or likely to assume the role of Logistics Section Chief or Deputy Logistics Section Chief on an Incident Management Team; Emergency Management officials, Fire Service and Law Enforcement officers, who may be designated as Logistics Section Chief on their local or state All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) Prerequisites: IS 300 and IS 400. Click on the link to our Training Page for Information Flyer and Application.


    Emergency Management - July 9, 2010, 8:39 a.m.