No. 1 – Priest charged with criminal sexual conduct

No. 2 – Freeman pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to 49 years

No. 3 – City of Wells fires city administrator Steve Bloom

No. 4 – Roundabouts part of Highway 169 project in Blue Earth

No. 5 – Storms damage county, prevent planting

No. 6 – Blue Earth Industrial Park/USC new school projects

No. 7 – Land swap between city of Blue Earth and Faribault County Fair Board

No. 8 – City of Blue Earth and Faribault County Humane Society square off

No. 9 – Singleteary Foods in Wells receives a reprieve

No. 10 – Green Giant wears orange, Blue Earth becomes Orange Earth

See this week’s Register for full details on all the Top 10 Stories of the Year.