1. Guidelines for Completing an Application

    Read the following instructions carefully before completing the application: 1. Job Posting: Read and follow all instructions and requirements in the Job Posting. 2. Application: The Lewis County application form must be used. A separate application is required for each open position you are applying for. 3. Signature: The application and release form must be signed. 4. Accuracy: All questions must be answered completely and accurately. You may be disqualified for any false or misleading statements or for omitting information. 5. Position: Fill in the position title you are applying for. If it is left blank, your application may be …


    Human Resources - Jan. 8, 2016, 10:13 a.m.

  2. Press Release: Burglar of South County Businesses in Custody

    Click Here for Full Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 08-30-18 @ 0945 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Burglar of South County Businesses in Custody A 32 year old Chehalis male is now in custody for a series of business burglaries plaguing southern Lewis County. Joint investigations involving the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and the Toledo and Winlock Police Departments culminated yesterday when investigators met with Joshua A. Duncan. Duncan had been arrested shortly after midnight on 08/29/18 by the Chehalis Police Department during an in progress burglary to a church in the 600 block of …


    Sheriff - Aug. 30, 2018, 10:02 a.m.

  3. Press Release: 07-19-18 Sheriff’s Office to Discontinue Daily Media Newsline

    Click here for full press release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 07-19-18 @ 1800 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Sheriff’s Office to Discontinue Daily Media Newsline The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office will be discontinuing its daily media newsline effective Monday, July 23rd. Our agency continues to seek ways to reduce redundant or burdening processes with the high workload demands placed on our deputies on a daily basis. One such area identified is the newsline, which requires additional paperwork and summaries completed by our deputies on specific types of cases for media purposes. Our office will continue …


    Sheriff - July 19, 2018, 6:14 p.m.

  4. Des Moines man missing near Blue Creek Boat Launch

    Click Here for Press Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 01-30-17 @ 1415 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Des Moines man missing near Blue Creek Boat Launch Deputies, along with search and rescue personnel, are searching the area of Blue Creek Boat Launch for a missing Des Moines man. Prathana Nammavong, a 43 year old male from Des Moines, last contacted Friday morning when he communicated to friends via cellphone. His vehicle was located in the parking lot at the boat launch by two friends who came to fish with him on Saturday morning. The friends …


    Jan. 30, 2017, 2:25 p.m.

  5. Press Release: Missing Chehalis Girl Located

    Click Here for Original Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 10-12-18 @ 1030 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Missing Chehalis Girl Located A missing Chehalis girl was located last night in Northern California. Haily Cheney, 15 of Chehalis, was located by Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office deputies shortly before midnight. Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detectives had uncovered information Cheney may have been with a former significant other, Zachary Jordan Drazner, 19 last known to be of Oregon. Information was relayed about their possible location to Siskiyou County, leading to them being located. In speaking to Cheney it …


    Sheriff - Oct. 12, 2018, 10:39 a.m.

  6. Developmental Disabilities

    Request for Qualifications - Child Development Services Lewis County Public Health & Social Services (LCPHSS) announced today that it is accepting Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) in order to evaluate and identify Early Intervention providers to add to the LCPHSS Child Development Services Qualified Provider List.Successful applicants will clearly describe the skills and capacity their agency has to provide the proposed services, along with documented history of success. Applicants must document their ability to meet the requirements of Developmental Disabilities Administration Policy 6.13. Additional requirements can be found in the complete Request for Qualifications document at:https://lewiscountywa.gov/publichealth/developmental-disabilities.Proposals must be submitted electronically to …


    Public Health - April 28, 2014, 2:16 p.m.

  7. Press Release: LEWIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO HOST CITIZEN FIREARMS SAFETY CLASSES

    Click Here For Full Press Release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 02-22-18 @ 1510 Hours Contact: Chief Deputy Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 LEWIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO HOST CITIZEN FIREARMS SAFETY CLASSES The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office will host another Citizen Firearms Safety Class on Saturday, March 17th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, with an additional class anticipated in May or June of 2018. This free class will be held at the Law and Justice Center in Chehalis. As part of Sheriff Rob Snaza’ s ongoing commitment to service to the community, and in support of responsible …


    Sheriff - Feb. 22, 2018, 4:05 p.m.

  8. Press Release: Search at Mineral Lake for missing boater continues.

    Click here for full Press Release PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 07-07-17 @ 1600 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Search at Mineral Lake for missing boater continues. Members of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, as well as Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Boating Unit personnel, continue to search Mineral Lake for a missing boater. On 07/05/17, at about 4 pm, deputies were dispatched to a report of a female in a boat along the shoreline of Mineral Lake. The 49 year old female of Mineral, stated her significant other, Gerald L Harris 54 of Mineral, …


    Sheriff - July 7, 2017, 4:09 p.m.

  9. Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fire and Deaths in Glenoma

    See Full News Release Here PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 02-09-17 @ 1130 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fire and Deaths in Glenoma The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into a fire and related deaths in the Glenoma area. 9-1-1 was contacted at approximately 0323 hours by multiple callers who observed a fire at a residence in the 100 block of Frost Creek Road in Glenoma. Fire personnel from the Glenoma, Randle, Morton, and Mossyrock responded and later requested a fire investigator and law enforcement, as it was …


    Sheriff - Feb. 9, 2017, 11:36 a.m.

  10. Detectives Seek Information on Missing Person - Kayla Mae Croft-Payne

    Detectives from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the disappearance of 18 year old Kayla Mae Croft-Payne. Kayla was reported missing to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on May 5, 2010. Kayla was residing in Lewis County, but her last known location was in the Cowlitz County area. Kayla is also known to frequent Grays Harbor and Pierce County. Kayla is described as a white female, 5’06”, 105 pounds, blue eyes and brown hair. Kayla was reported by a friend who had not seen or heard from her for several days. Croft appeared to be a frequent user …


    Sheriff - Dec. 14, 2010, 3:07 p.m.