1. Fire Marshal issues a total burn ban on unincorporated Lewis County

    CHEHALIS – Burn restrictions have been expanded for all of unincorporated Lewis County, effective immediately.Lewis County Fire Marshal Doyle Sanford said the expanded burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning, which includes recreational fires. Until modified by the Lewis County Commissioners or the Lewis County Fire Marshal, only liquid gas or propane camp stoves that do not use solid briquettes and have on/off controls are permitted. This decision was made due to the continued, and in some parts of unincorporated Lewis County, worsening dry season conditions.The Lewis County Fire Marshal, in coordination with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) …


    News Room - Aug. 14, 2023, 5:06 p.m.

  2. Collaboration in the face of Rapid Growth

    A group of local governments—the City of Chehalis, the Port of Chehalis, Twin Transit, and Lewis County—are collaborating to reckon with the rapid growth expected in south Chehalis and its adjacent urban growth area (UGA). Chehalis is projected to grow by over 13,000 people by 2045.The South Chehalis/UGA Design Project is a standing workgroup convened by these governments, with several other participants and partners, to address the infrastructure, development, land-use, and other needs of this growing area.“The south Chehalis UGA is booming,” notes Eric Eisenberg, the Lewis County staffer who first organized the group. “In twenty years, we want this …


    News Room - Nov. 14, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

  3. Press Release: Lewis County Sheriff’s Office to Close Packwood Substation

    Click Here for Original Release PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 09-11-18 @ 1232 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Lewis County Sheriff’s Office to Close Packwood Substation The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office will be closing their Packwood Substation at the end of 2018 due to budgetary constraints and staffing issues. The substation had currently only been open two days a week, offering a limited extension of public services related to permits and licensing performed at our main office in Chehalis. The closure of the Packwood Substation will not have an adverse effect on law enforcement field services …


    Sheriff - Sept. 11, 2018, 12:43 p.m.

  4. Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District #1 Meeting - 1:30 pm

    LEWIS COUNTY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT #1 - AGENDA Regular Meeting Meeting Date: Monday, October 22, 2018 Meeting Time: 1:30 P.M. Location: Lewis County Commissioners’ Office, Meeting Room, Lewis County Courthouse, Chehalis, Wash. I. Call to Order II. Verification of a Quorum III. Approval of Minutes of September 24, 2018 Regular Meeting IV. Public Comment – None V. Public Hearing – None VI. Board Measures and Proposals – Resolution 008-18 Clerk of the Board VII. Transfer Station Operations A. Recycling Report B. Household Hazardous Waste & CE-SQG Report C. Community Litter Program D. Transfer Station Tonnages VIII. Financial Reports A. …


    Solid Waste - Oct. 17, 2018, 10:40 a.m.

  5. Dangerous Animal Designation Board Volunteers Sought

    Lewis County Public Health & Social Services (LCPHSS) is seeking community volunteers to serve on a newly formed Dangerous Animal Designation (DAD) Board. This five-member board will conduct hearings when county residents receive a dangerous animal notification from Lewis County. Applications are also available on the third floor of the LCPHSS building at 360 NW North Street in downtown Chehalis. Application deadline is Friday, September 28, 2018. Once all applications are reviewed, the Lewis County Board of Commissioners will appoint five candidates to three-year terms on the DAD Board. More


    Environmental Health - Aug. 23, 2018, 3:58 p.m.

  6. New Bidcall - Two new all-wheel drive SUV’s.

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Lewis County, Washington will open sealed bids and publicly read them aloud on or after 11:00 a.m. on January 4, 2018, at the Lewis County Historic Courthouse – 2nd floor, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, Washington, for furnishing two (2) new all-wheel drive SUV’s. SEALED BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED BY 11:00 A.M. (Lewis County official time is displayed on Axxess Intertel phones in the office of Board of County Commissioners.) Bid Packet


    Public Works - Dec. 18, 2017, 11:41 a.m.

  7. New Bidcall - two new pickup trucks

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Lewis County, Washington will open sealed bids and publicly read them aloud on or after 11:00 a.m. on January 4, 2018, at the Lewis County Historic Courthouse – 2nd floor, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, Washington, for furnishing two (2) new pickup trucks. SEALED BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED BY 11:00 A.M. (Lewis County official time is displayed on Axxess Intertel phones in the office of Board of County Commissioners.) Bid Packet


    Public Works - Dec. 18, 2017, 11:39 a.m.

  8. New Bidcall - Four new pickup trucks.

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Lewis County, Washington will open sealed bids and publicly read them aloud on or after 11:00 a.m. on January 4, 2018, at the Lewis County Historic Courthouse – 2nd floor, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, Washington, for furnishing four (4) new pickup trucks. SEALED BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED BY 11:00 A.M. (Lewis County official time is displayed on Axxess Intertel phones in the office of Board of County Commissioners.) Bid Packet


    Public Works - Dec. 18, 2017, 11:38 a.m.

  9. New Bidcall - One new all-wheel drive SUV vehicle

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Lewis County, Washington will open sealed bids and publicly read them aloud on or after 11:00 a.m. on January 4, 2018, at the Lewis County Historic Courthouse – 2nd floor, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, Washington, for furnishing one (1) new all-wheel drive SUV vehicle. SEALED BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED BY 11:00 A.M. (Lewis County official time is displayed on Axxess Intertel phones in the office of Board of County Commissioners.) Bid Packet


    Public Works - Dec. 18, 2017, 11:37 a.m.

  10. New Bidcall - One new two-wheel drive pickup truck

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Lewis County, Washington will open sealed bids and publicly read them aloud on or after 11:00 a.m. on January 4, 2018, at the Lewis County Historic Courthouse – 2nd floor, Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, 351 NW North Street, Chehalis, Washington, for furnishing one (1) new pickup truck. SEALED BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED BY 11:00 A.M. (Lewis County official time is displayed on Axxess Intertel phones in the office of Board of County Commissioners.) Bid Packet


    Public Works - Dec. 18, 2017, 11:35 a.m.