diff --git a/public/admin.php b/public/admin.php
index 56c9be1..3815afc 100644
--- a/public/admin.php
+++ b/public/admin.php
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                                         <i class="fa-solid fa-trash"></i> Löschen
                                     </button>
 
-                                    <a class="btn btn-map" href="index.php" target="_blank">
+                                    <!-- <a class="btn btn-map" href="index.php" target="_blank">
                                         <i class="fa-solid fa-map-location-dot"></i> Karte
-                                    </a>
+                                    </a> -->
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index a4d43e5..e54659c 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ $news_items = $stmt->fetchAll();
                             <input type="text" id="list-search-input" placeholder="Beiträge durchsuchen..." class="form-input">
                         </div>
                         <div class="list-controls">
-                            <select id="list-sort" class="form-input list-sort-select" onchange="updateContributionsList()">
+                            <select id="list-sort" class="form-input list-sort-select" onchange="updateContributionsList();autoResizeSelect(this)">
                                 <option value="date-desc">Neueste zuerst</option>
                                 <option value="date-asc">Älteste zuerst</option>
                                 <option value="category">Nach Kategorie</option>
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ $news_items = $stmt->fetchAll();
                             <input type="text" id="news-search-input" placeholder="Neuigkeiten durchsuchen..." class="form-input" oninput="filterNews()">
                         </div>
 
+                        <div class="list-controls">
+                            <select id="news-sort" class="form-input list-sort-select" onchange="sortNews();autoResizeSelect(this)">
+                                <option value="date-desc">Neueste zuerst</option>
+                                <option value="date-asc">Älteste zuerst</option>
+                            </select>
+                            <span class="list-count"><?= count($news_items) ?> Neuigkeiten</span>
+                        </div>
+
                         <!-- News Items Container -->
                         <div id="news-list">
                             <?php if (empty($news_items)): ?>
@@ -202,9 +210,10 @@ $news_items = $stmt->fetchAll();
                             <?php else: ?>
                                 <?php foreach ($news_items as $news): ?>
                                     <div class="news-item"
-                                         data-title="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['title'])) ?>"
-                                         data-content="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['content'])) ?>"
-                                         data-author="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['author_name'])) ?>">
+                                        data-title="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['title'])) ?>"
+                                        data-content="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['content'])) ?>"
+                                        data-author="<?= htmlspecialchars(strtolower($news['author_name'])) ?>"
+                                        data-date="<?= $news['published_at'] ?>">
                                         <h3><?= htmlspecialchars($news['title']) ?></h3>
                                         <p><?= nl2br(htmlspecialchars($news['content'])) ?></p>
                                         <span class="news-date">
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index 4182709..c8c80ac 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -1140,6 +1140,17 @@ function reverseGeocode(contributionId, lat, lng) {
     .catch(function () {});
 }
 
+// Resizes Select to fit currently selected Option Text
+function autoResizeSelect(select) {
+    var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    var style = window.getComputedStyle(select);
+    ctx.font = style.fontSize + ' ' + style.fontFamily;
+    var text = select.options[select.selectedIndex].text;
+    var textWidth = Math.ceil(ctx.measureText(text).width);
+    select.style.width = (textWidth + 42) + 'px';
+}
+
 // Filters News Items in Sidebar by Search Term
 function filterNews() {
     const searchTerm = document.getElementById('news-search-input').value.toLowerCase();
@@ -1159,6 +1170,21 @@ function filterNews() {
     });
 }
 
+// Sorts News Items in Sidebar by Date
+function sortNews() {
+    var sortBy = document.getElementById('news-sort').value;
+    var container = document.getElementById('news-list');
+    var items = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('.news-item'));
+
+    items.sort(function (a, b) {
+        if (sortBy === 'date-desc') return new Date(b.dataset.date) - new Date(a.dataset.date);
+        if (sortBy === 'date-asc')  return new Date(a.dataset.date) - new Date(b.dataset.date);
+        return 0;
+    });
+
+    items.forEach(function (item) { container.appendChild(item); });
+}
+
 // Loads and Displays Comments forContributions in Popups
 function loadComments(contributionId) {
     apiCall({
@@ -1340,4 +1366,8 @@ document.getElementById('create-photo').addEventListener('change', function () {
     } else {
         preview.style.display = 'none';
     }
+
+    
+// Initial Resize of Sort Selects
+document.querySelectorAll('.list-sort-select').forEach(autoResizeSelect);
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/styles.css b/public/styles.css
index 5425152..6a49e26 100644
--- a/public/styles.css
+++ b/public/styles.css
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ select.form-input { cursor: pointer; }
 
 .list-sort-select {
     width: auto;
+    min-width:185px;
     padding: 6px var(--space-sm);
     font-size: var(--font-sm);
     flex-shrink: 0;