Please rank the stories in the order you believe is most newsworthy - 1 being what you feel is the most important story down to 10, which would be what you feel is the least important story on the list. From these selections, we'll determine the Top 10 news stories of 2009.

Voting will last from Dec. 23 to 2 p.m. Dec. 31. Results will be announced in the Jan. 3 edition of The Frederick News-Post.

		April 19 - Middletown tragedy: Wood family found dead in Middletown A 34-year-old CSX Railroad worker killed his wife and three young pajama-clad children before turning a shotgun on himself.
		Sept. 4 - WHS softball coach fired, then reinstated Brad Young reached his goal on Sept. 3 -- the one he had from the beginning of an ordeal that began in July when officials told him he was relieved of his Walkersville High School coaching duties. He has his job back.
		Sept. 4 - City and county spar over recent city annexations Frederick aldermen approved three city annexations that will add more than 500 acres of farmland to eventually yield hundreds of housing units and millions of square feet of office and commercial space in the coming years.
		Sept. 25 - Murder-suicide in Mount Airy Police said Charles L. Dalton shot his wife, Jennifer, and two children, Charles L. Jr. and Emmaline, and the family pet dog in a murder-suicide.
		Oct. 31 - NAACP decries Halloween display as insensitive Three dummies dangled from a willow tree in Baker Park as part of the City of Frederick Parks and Recreation Department's Halloween program. Guy Djoken, president of the local NAACP, said from a distance the dummies look like dead bodies.
		Nov. 4 - City election: New mayor, board elected A clean sweep of City Hall will put five new aldermen to work for the next four years. With a mayor elected to his first public office, Frederick's government will stand untested in the face of what could be the city's most financially challenging year in decades.
		Nov. 20 - County and residents battle over building an incinerator Controversy continues to escalate around whether a proposed trash incinerator is consistent with county goals for the environment and historic preservation. Controversy continues to escalate around whether a proposed trash incinerator is consistent with county goals for the environment and historic preservation.
		Dec. 5 - LHS, CHS become first county teams to win state football titles in same season Catoctin won the Class 1A state football title and Linganore captured the Class 3A title, marking the first time in county history two football teams have won state crowns in the same season.
		Dec. 9 - 'Top Chef: Las Vegas' -- It's a wrap A Voltaggio snagged the title of "Top Chef" during the finale of "Top Chef: Las Vegas," but it was Michael, not Bryan, whom judges deemed "Top Chef" of Season 6.
		Ongoing: Economy tanks, budgets slashed, some area businesses go bust Many Frederick County residents, business and municipal governments felt the effect of the recession during 2009.