A handful of families moved into the area now known as the City of Sherwood in the early 1900’s. Sherwood started out as a small farming community with no utilities or running water. By 1923 running water was piped in from three springs on the Koehler farm. In 1925 electricity became available for the community.

Sherwood continued to grow over the next twenty years until its formal incorporation as a town on April 22, 1948. The first citywide election was held on July 10, 1948, and Sherwood’s first Mayor, Recorder, and City Council were elected. Mayor Hal P. (Bob) LaCoste won in a race of three, and our first Town Council members ran unopposed from each of five wards. Sherwood elected officials but had no City budget. Ladies from the two Home Demonstration Clubs and seven girls, their parents and friends came to the rescue. At a penny a vote, $525 was raised in the First Miss Sherwood Contest.

The night of the coronation, a Bingo game and the sale of cold drinks brought in another $75. The $600 raised was turned over to the Sherwood Improvement Fund to help the newly elected officials address the community’s needs.