1. A Chino Valley school bus crashed on June 1 on Highway 89 north of town; the driver suffered minor injuries and the students had a few bruises and scrapes and generally shook up.
Story posted June 3, 2009: "Chino school bus crash injures at least 12"

2. The Town of Chino Valley and the Chino Valley School District both experienced budget cutbacks this past year, that included going to four-day school weeks and work weeks, along with operating budget cuts.
Story posted March 31, 2009:School district to lay off 63 employees, look at four-day school week

3. Voters elected a new mayor in Jim Bunker and chose new council members Carl Tenney, Linda Hatch and Dean Echols in May.
Story posted March 11, 2009:CV voters elect Bunker mayor and Tenney to council; extend 'home rule'

4. ADOT widened Highway 89 and built a round-about at the south end of town.
Story posted May 5, 2009:New directors to re-open charter school in Paulden; open houses in April, May

6. Chino Valley Head Start moved to its new building on Road 1 West at Palomino Road.
Story posted November 11, 2009:Chino Valley's Head Start enjoying a home of its own

7. Chino Valley man, Nicholas Sellers, faces charges for attempted murder of two elderly relatives, and for theft of the couple's car.
Story posted July 29, 2009: Breaking News! Two men face double attempted murder charges in Chino robbery

8. On April 5, Neil Havens Rodreick II received a prison sentence of 70.5 years in Yavapai County Superior Court for disguising himself as a middle school student to register at Mingus Springs Charter School, whose staff alerted police of their concerns. The judge also sentenced two other men involved in the crime.
Story posted April 8, 2009:Man who posed as boy gets 70.5 years in prison

9. The Town Council voted to approve the 170-acre 55+ JC Ranch retirement village at Windmill Farms in Chino Valley. The Planning and Zoning Commission had earlier recommended denial of the project.
Story posted June 16, 2009:JC Ranch project details