POMEROY–The "City Crew" welcomes another friendly face with the addition of Brian Lewis, the newest member of the department.

Lewis grew up in Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 2008. After high school Lewis moved to the Tri-Cities and worked in construction. He later spent some time in North Dakota in the oil fields but wanted to live closer to home and worked at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla on returning to this area. Lewis left there and drove a tow truck for a year. He was working at Wilbur-Ellis when the city position came open. He applied for the job and the experience he gained in his previous employment was very helpful to him getting hired here.

He married Chandelle Coleman, a 2013 graduate of Pomeroy High School, and they have three "little ones"-two girls, ages eight and five, and a boy, almost two. They have already bought a house here in town on High Street. Besides spending time with family, Lewis has a lot of outdoor interests including camping, traveling, shooting guns, ATVs, and motorcycles.