At the close of each year, the news staff of the Mercury-Register gets together to vote on the top 10 stories of the year. Read more here: Top of the news: annual top 10 local stories of the year countdown begins today (Oroville Mercury-Register)
On the surface, the news stories of 2009 paled in comparison to those from the previous year, but their implications will still be felt for years to come. Read the original here: Top Iowa City news stories of 2009 (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
24-Hour News 8 has learned an offer was put on the table to entice some officers to leave. The new proposal offers a cash incentive to get hundreds of veteran state police officers to retire early. Read more at www.WISHTV.com See the rest here: Troopers offered early retirement deal (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
By Jeremy Trantham Times-News Staff Writer West Henderson volleyball coach Jan Stanley said the hard part of retirement announcement Tuesday was telling her players. It was hard for the West players as well, even if the news didn’t come as a complete surprise. See the original post here: Players react to Stanley’s retirement (The Hendersonville Times-News)
2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro’s threat of legal action against the Astana team has been followed by the news today that the team will, after all, sign the rider for the 2010 season. See original here: First Edition Cycling News, Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (Cyclingnews)