1. *Mayors' Meeting - please note location / time change

    The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners has changed the location and time of the March 6 Mayors' Meeting.The meeting has been moved to 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2020, in the College Board Room in Centralia College's Hanson Administration Building at the corner of Walnut and Rock streets in Centralia.The move will allow participants to attend the 9 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony for the college's Southwest Washington Flexible Training (SWFT) Center.Please click here for the agenda / special meeting notice for the 9:30 a.m. March 6 Mayors' Meeting.Please click here for a map showing the location of the Mayors' Meeting …


    Commissioners - Feb. 28, 2020, 4:20 p.m.

  2. Household Hazardous Waste/Hazo Hut/Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQG)

    Motor Oil and Antifreeze Recycling Customers bringing oil to the Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia, are only be permitted to drop off motor oil and antifreeze on Wednesdays and the first and third Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the Hazo Hut is open. Each customer will be permitted to drop off 5 gallons of motor oil during these times. RCW 70A.224.030 limits each household to depositing 5 gallons of motor oil each day. Please see a flyer for additional community drop-off locations for motor oil. Hazo Hut serves Lewis County residential …


    Solid Waste - March 11, 2016, 3:03 p.m.

  3. Free Tire Recycling Event in Pe Ell

    The Town of Pe Ell will host a free tire recycling event on June 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot behind Town Hall. Access to the lot is just off Chehalis Avenue.The event offers free recycling of up to 15 tires per customer. The tires can be passenger vehicle or light truck tires, on or off the rim, or semi-truck tires off the rim. The event is for Lewis County residential customers only. Participants should be prepared to show identification to prove residency.The event will be unable to accept tires from business customers, semi-truck tires …


    Solid Waste - May 11, 2021, 3:12 p.m.

  4. Notice & Information to Noxious Weed Control

    Notice and Information to Noxious Weed Control In compliance with Chapter 17.10 RCW Noxious Weeds--Control Boards, and Chapter 16-750 WAC State Noxious Weed List, landowners are notified of their responsibility to participate in the control of noxious weeds to prevent their spread and establishment on lands within LewisCounty. Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board meetings and educational activities are conducted periodically throughout the year. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in these programs to gain a better understanding of noxious weeds. To obtain a Lewis County Noxious Weed List or information about noxious weeds and the strategies used …


    Weed Control - April 26, 2018, 1:37 p.m.

  5. Notice and Information to Noxious Weed Control

    Notice and Information to Noxious Weed Control In compliance with Chapter 17.10 RCW Noxious Weeds--Control Boards, and Chapter 16-750 WAC State Noxious Weed List, landowners are notified of their responsibility to participate in the control of noxious weeds to prevent their spread and establishment on lands within LewisCounty. Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board meetings and educational activities are conducted periodically throughout the year. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in these programs to gain a better understanding of noxious weeds. To obtain a Lewis County Noxious Weed List or information about noxious weeds and the strategies used …


    Weed Control - April 1, 2019, 9:44 a.m.

  6. Press Release: Detectives investigate apparent murder suicide in Winlock

    Click here for original press release: PRESS RELEASE Date/Time: 10-09-17 @ 1130 Hours Contact: Chief Dusty Breen Phone: (360) 740-1327 Release #: 1 Detectives investigate apparent murder suicide in Winlock. Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred last night. On 10/08/2017, at approximately 6:30 PM, deputies were dispatched to a shooting incident occurring in the 600 block of Tennessee Road in Winlock. Initially deputies and fire personnel had been at the residence at approximately 4:14 PM when a 63 year old female had accidentally fallen into a well while trying to add chlorine. The female had fallen approximately 50 …


    Sheriff - Oct. 9, 2017, 11:49 a.m.

  7. Butterfly Bush

    Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush - A profusely spreading deciduous shrub that was a popular ornamental and is now found throughout western Washington. The bush can reach 15' in height and has tall arching branches.Leaves: Usually 4-10 inches long and 1-3 inches wide, with toothed edges and opposite arrangement on the branch. The upper surface of the leaf is a deep green while the underside appears whiteish due to a dense covering of short fuzzy hair.Flowers: Flowers bloom from June-October. Showy spikes at the branch terminals can be 4 to 10 inches long. The small flowers are 4 petaled, bell-shaped and …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:45 a.m.

  8. About Risk Management

    The Risk Management Department administers the County's self-insurance and claims programs. Risk Management's mission is to provide loss prevention and control programs and consultation, direction, insurance, and claims management services to Lewis County elected officials and departments to reduce or eliminate losses to property, liability, personnel, and net income.We believe that:Accidents and Injuries are preventableSafety can be managedSafety is an individual responsibilitySafety is a way of lifeNothing is more important than employee safetyRisk Management's primary activities are:Risk consultingInsurance procurement above self-insured retention levelsLewis County Self-Insured Fund management and financing for self-insured retention levelsAdministration of workers' compensation and unemployment claims (in …


    Risk Management - Feb. 22, 2013, 1:38 p.m.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.