Sherwood News

Christina Shearer was the city of Woodburn's interim finance director before applying for, and getting, the city recorder job vacated after Mary Tennant retired Dec.

Metro and its three counties find themselves at a stalemate over what areas to set aside for long-range development, putting an unprecedented attempt to find regional land-use happiness in jeopardy.

The following crimes were reported by local police departmetns: Sherwood The Sherwood Police Department received the following report last week: Sunday, Dec.

In "Taking the low road to Stafford" , The Oregonian's Andy Parker trivializes the Stafford Basin, claiming that Metro's process for selecting urban and rural reserves has fallen victim to political bickering between "east and west sides," spawned in part by "well-heeled anti-growth forces in and around Stafford" with "friends, and political ...

Sherwood is among public agencies in 12 different cities within the Portland metropolitan area that might receive a slice of more than $3.5 million in grant dollars available to fund their visions for making land within the urban growth boundary ready for development.

On Wednesday, Jan. 6, St. Paul Lutheran in Sherwood will start up a Wednesday Soup Kitchen that is open to everyone.

An Oregon man who died trying to save his 4-year-old son from a fire at their home is among 23 people who have been honored with Carnegie medals for heroism.

Oregon bankers upped a reward for the Grandpa Bandit's arrest to $10,000 on Wednesday after a fifth bank robbery was credited to him, according to the FBI.

Salem Police announced that Chief Jerry Moore swore in five new police officers on Monday, Dec.

Local folks who are worried about a massive arterial bridge going over Tualatin Community Park from Southwest Herman Road to Lower Boones Ferry Road should rest a little easier.

Below-freezing temperatures may be temporarily gone, but Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is taking the respite from the cold as an opportunity to educate the community about how to prepare for and deal with frozen pipes, power outages and more.

Thursday, Dec. 10 - Nicole Crowell, 28, of Sherwood, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants.

Move over letter grades, report cards are getting a makeover. On Thursday, the Sherwood School District will send home revamped report cards to its elementary school students that will use numbers instead of letter grades, and new categories that teachers will use to assess students.

Paving along Southwest Walnut Street in 2006. TIGARD -- Contentious fees paid by citizens and business will roughly triple during the next three years to maintain and improve Tigard streets, which have some of the poorest conditions in Washington County.

5 - Someone in the 20000 block of Southwest Lavender Place reported a car break-in. Nothing in the car was stolen.

Authorities announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for several robberies, including a Thursday afternoon heist in West Linn.

Another bandit is on the loose in Northwest Oregon, this one suspected in bank robberies from Sherwood to West Linn.

Got a story tip? ryanfrank@news.oregonian.com; 503-221-8519. 1. Klamath Falls' Jeld-Wen pushes 'cash for caulkers': Ron Saxton, Jeld-Wen executive vice president, is part of President Obama's jobs summit this week.

Sherwood Police say a traffic stop led to a confrontation with an unruly passenger today, who kicked one of the police officers in the groin when they finally removed him from the vehicle.

The city is moving forward with plans to install photo red light cameras at two intersections along Highway 99W in Sherwood.