This example, stolen from alphaoide’s excellent example, will list the Category Description for Category 2, then list the five (5) most recent posts from Category 2, then do the same thing for Category 1.
<?php echo category_description(2); ?>
<?php
$posts = get_posts("category=2&numberposts=5");
if( $posts ) :
?>
<ul>
<?php foreach( $posts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php echo category_description(1); ?>
<?php
$posts = get_posts("category=1&numberposts=5");
if( $posts ) :
?>
<ul>
<?php foreach( $posts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>
Of course, this goes in your sidebar.php file!
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