South Sound Times

Lewis County expands contact tracing efforts

By Kimberly James | Oct 16, 2020

Mathematica, a data and policy company contracted with the State Department of Health, will help Lewis County expand its contact tracing efforts.

Lewis County Courts to upgrade video software, equipment

By Kimberly James | Sep 8, 2020

The Lewis County Board of Supervisors has approved the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts' designation of more than $480,000 for the Lewis County Superior and District Courts to install an upgraded camera system for video conference hearings.

UPS Tacoma will not hold in-person classes this fall

By Kimberly James | Aug 10, 2020

The University of Puget Sound in Tacoma has announced students will not be returning to campus for the fall semester.

Lewis County pandemic unemployment rate higher than Great Recession

By Kimberly James | Jun 12, 2020

Though Lewis County's current unemployment rate is a full percentage point higher than it was during the Great Recession, it's only the ninth highest unemployment rate out of the state's 39 counties.