1. Recycle Christmas Trees & Other Holiday Items in Morton

    Christmas trees, holiday lights, cardboard shipping boxes, and wrapping paper can be dropped off for free at the East Lewis County Transfer Station, 6745 US Hwy. 12, just east of Morton, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. from Dec. 26 through Jan. 6, Mondays through Saturdays, except on the New Year's Day Holiday. Check in with the scale house for directions on where to drop off the holiday items for recycling. Artificial, flocked, or decorated trees will need to go in the garbage, where regular fees apply ($15 minimum fee for 280 pounds or less).


    Solid Waste - Dec. 8, 2023, 3:39 p.m.

  2. Recycle Trees & Other Holiday Items in Morton

    Christmas trees, holiday lights, cardboard shipping boxes, and wrapping paper can be dropped off for free at the East Lewis County Transfer Station, 6745 US Hwy. 12, just east of Morton, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. from Dec. 26 through Jan. 6, Mondays through Saturdays, except on the New Year's Day Holiday. Check in with the scale house for directions on where to drop off the holiday items for recycling. Artificial, flocked, or decorated trees will need to go in the garbage, where regular fees apply ($15 minimum fee for 280 pounds or less).


    Solid Waste - Dec. 8, 2023, 3:41 p.m.

  3. Property Taxes May Be Paid by ACH

    How to Pay Your Property Taxes By ACH You may sign up to pay your taxes by ACH. This allows the treasurer to pay the taxes from your checking or savings account on tax due day. If you sign up, it is important that you notify the treasurer when you close that account. Remember to keep the information you submit and remember you do not have to pay your taxes - we will do it for you.ACH Auto Pay InstructionsACH Auto Pay ApplicationACH Auto Pay Change FormACH Auto Pay Cancellation Form


    Treasurer - Oct. 30, 2009, 9:14 a.m.

  4. Suicide Prevention in the COVID-19 Pandemic

    September 2020by Rachel Wood, M.D., MPH, Lewis County Health OfficerEvery day researchers learn more about how COVID-19 affects us physically. However, we still have very little evidence to describe its short-term and longer term psychological and sociological effects on people. However, as a new study released the first week of September warns, nearly a quarter of the people in the United States are experiencing symptoms of depression. The study says that is nearly three times the pre-pandemic level, and higher than after September 11 and Hurricane Katrina.Click here for entire column.


    Public Health - Sept. 17, 2020, 11:25 a.m.

  5. Special Meeting of the Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (virtual only)

    The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) will host a special meeting at 1:00 p.m. Jan. 10 to receive an overview of the Lewis County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan draft update. A consulting firm, Herrera Environmental, has been working with the SWAC and County staff to update the document. After the overview, and a question-and-answer session, SWAC members will consider whether to recommend the draft document be approved and forwarded to the Department of Ecology for its initial informal review process. The public is invited to this meeting to learn more about the Lewis County Solid & …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 19, 2023, 10 a.m.

  6. Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting canceled

    The January 12, 2022, Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting is canceled.The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) meets at 1:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Lewis County Public Works Building, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis, WA 98532. If a regularly scheduled meeting lands on a holiday, the chairperson may elect to cancel the meeting or members may vote to meet on an alternate date.Meetings are open to the public, but during the current pandemic restrictions the meetings are being held in person in a socially distanced setting, masked up if not vaccinated, or …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 15, 2021, 9:13 a.m.

  7. Cancellation: Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee February 2022 meeting

    The February 9, 2022, Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting is canceled.The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) meets at 1:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Lewis County Public Works Building, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis, WA 98532. If a regularly scheduled meeting lands on a holiday, the chairperson may elect to cancel the meeting or members may vote to meet on an alternate date.Meetings are open to the public, but during the current pandemic restrictions the meetings are being held in person in a socially distanced setting, masked up if not vaccinated, or …


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 10:55 a.m.

  8. Transcript/CD Requests

    Lewis County Superior Court utilizes audio/video recordings and Official Court Reporters. A court transcript is a written verbatim record of what is said in a court hearing that is transcribed by either the Official Court Reporter or a court approved transcriptionist.If you would like a CD copy of a video recorded proceeding, you will need to contact the County Clerk to request a CD. Clerk's CD Request formOfficial Court Reporters prepare official transcripts for Court Reported hearings. Transcript requests are made directly to the court reporters. Click here for Court Reporter's contact information.Transcripts of Audio/Video Recorded hearings can be prepared …


    Superior Court - Feb. 25, 2022, 1:49 p.m.

  9. Seeking public’s help in Onalaska theft.

    Click for full press release. PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 06-30-17 @ 1030 Contact: Chief Deputy Dusty Breen Phone: 360-740-1327 Release #: 1 Seeking public’s help in Onalaska theft. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying three suspects in an Onalaska area theft from a business. On Thursday, June 29th, at approximately 1300 hours three suspects entered into the Justice General Store in the 100 block of Main Street in Onalaska. One of the females distracted the worker, asking questions about items in the store, while one of the remaining two suspects crawled behind the counter and …


    Sheriff - June 30, 2017, 10:35 a.m.

  10. Notice of Hearing for 2014-2019 TIP Amendment

    Notice of Hearing for the proposed amendment of the Comprehensive Road and Bridge Construction Program for the six calendar years 2014 through 2019, known as the six-year Transportation Improvement Program and the Annual Construction Program for 2014, on Monday, March 24,2014, on or after 10:00 a.m. at the Lewis County Courthouse, County Commissioners Hearing Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, Washington, at which time and place any person may appear to be heard, either for or against the adoption of the proposed plan.


    Public Works - March 13, 2014, 9:26 a.m.