1. Composting Education Workshops

    The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) Volunteers will offer a series of composting workshops today at Salkum Library, 2480 US Hwy 12. Basic Composting will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Worm Composting will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Know Your Soils will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The general public is invited to attend any one of the workshops, or all of them. For participants interested in becoming an MRC volunteers, this is the second section of the training program. (A final session, focused on recycling, is scheduled …


    Solid Waste - April 28, 2023, 11:32 a.m.

  2. Hearing: Transfer from Open Space Farm and Agriculture Conservation Land to Open Space Farm & Agriculture

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Revenue proposes to grant to the County Assessor the authority to approve transfer applications from OOpen Space Farm and Agriculture Conservation Land to Open Space Farm & Agriculture for certain lands in Lewis County. 1 parcel will be considered for transfer to the special classification on this day. NOTICE is also given that a public hearing on these proposed classifications of lands will be held in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room located in the Courthouse on Main Street, Chehalis, Washington on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at which time and place …


    Assessor - Feb. 22, 2012, 4 p.m.

  3. Hearing: Transfer Open Space Farm and Agriculture Land to Designated Forest Land

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Revenue proposes to grant to the County Assessor the authority to approve transfer applications from Open Space Farm and Agriculture Land to Designated Forest Land for certain lands in Lewis County. 1 parcel will be considered for transfer to the special classification on this day. NOTICE is also given that a public hearing on these proposed classifications of lands will be held in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room located in the Courthouse on Main Street, Chehalis, Washington on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at which time and place any person may …


    Assessor - Feb. 22, 2012, 3:44 p.m.

  4. Hearing: Transfers from Open Space Timber Land to Open Space Farm & Agriculture

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Revenue proposes to grant to the County Assessor the authority to approve transfer applications from Open Space Timber Land to Open Space Farm and Agriculture for certain lands in Lewis County. 2 parcels will be considered for transfer to the special classification on this day. NOTICE is also given that a public hearing on these proposed classifications of lands will be held in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room located in the Courthouse on Main Street, Chehalis, Washington on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at which time and place any person may …


    Assessor - Feb. 22, 2012, 3:42 p.m.

  5. Hearing: Transfer from Open Space Farm and Agriculture Conservation Land to Open Space Farm & Agriculture

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Revenue proposes to grant to the County Assessor the authority to approve transfer applications from Open Space Farm and Agriculture Conservation Land to Open Space Farm & Agriculture for certain lands in Lewis County. 1 parcel will be considered for transfer to the special classification on this day. NOTICE is also given that a public hearing on these proposed classifications of lands will be held in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room located in the Courthouse on Main Street, Chehalis, Washington on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at which time and place …


    Assessor - Feb. 22, 2012, 3:45 p.m.

  6. Request for Proposals - On-Call Material Testing Services 2020-2021 on Federally Funded Projects

    A new Request for Proposals has been added to the Contract Ads and Calls for Bid page. The proposals are due Aug 28, 2020 by 12:30 pm. The RFP's can be delivered by mail, email (Geoff.soderquist@lewiscountywa.gov), or dropped off in person to:Lewis County Public WorksAttn. Tim Fife, County Engineer2025 NE Kresky AveChehalis, WA, 98532Proposals received after the response deadline will not be considered.Direct questions & inquiries regarding this RFP to:Geoff Soderquist, Assistant County EngineerPhone: 360.740.1175geoff.soderquist@lewiscountywa.govThe doors to the Public Works building are currently locked but you can ring the bell to drop off or use the drop box in the …


    Public Works - Aug. 18, 2020, 11:14 a.m.

  7. Investigation into Pe Ell Shooting Death

    Click Here for Original Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 04-30-18 @ 1145 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Investigation into Pe Ell Shooting Death Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday. On 04/28/2018, at approximately 0855 hours, deputies were dispatched to an incident involving a gunshot at a residence in the 500 block of 3rd Street, Pe Ell. The 9-1-1 caller, a 26 year old female of Pe Ell, advised there was a male subject with a gunshot wound, and the firearm discharge had been unintentional. Deputies responded and learned the female was at …


    Sheriff - April 30, 2018, 4:57 p.m.

  8. Press Release: Lewis County Law Enforcement Participates in the 15th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep.

    Click here for original release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 10-20-17 @ 1100 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Lewis County Law Enforcement Participates in the 15th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep. Deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from the Washington State Patrol served 21 warrants yesterday during the 15th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep. The collaborative event was conducted to locate and arrest people with outstanding warrants in the Lewis County area. During October 19th, 2017, deputies and troopers assigned to the warrant sweep made 111 service attempts, resulting in 4 …


    Sheriff - Oct. 20, 2017, 7:35 p.m.

  9. Press Release - Human Remains Located in Cowlitz River

    Click here for full press release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 05-04-17 @ 1015 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Human remains located in Cowlitz River Detectives are investigating the discovery of human remains located in the Cowlitz River yesterday afternoon. At approximately 1308 hours, Sheriff’s Office personnel received a call from anglers on a guide boat. They stated they were fishing in the Cowlitz River near the Mandy Road Boat Launch in Toledo, when they observed what appeared to be fishing waders caught on a branch in the water. Sheriff’s Office personnel responded and discovered the …


    Sheriff - May 4, 2017, 10:23 a.m.

  10. Press Release: Lewis County Law Enforcement Participates in the 16th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep.

    Click Here for Full Press Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 10-18-18 @ 1030 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Lewis County Law Enforcement Participates in the 16th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep. Law enforcement personnel with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Officers, Washington State Patrol, Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Morton Police Department served 10 warrants yesterday during the 16th Annual National Domestic Violence Warrant Sweep. The collaborative event was conducted to locate and arrest people with outstanding warrants in the Lewis County area. During October 17th, 2018, …


    Sheriff - Oct. 18, 2018, 10:49 a.m.