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By historical standards, the year 2009 will likely be remembered most as President Obama’s first in the Oval Office. Congress passed stimulus packages of all shapes and sizes, and the nation’s military presence in Afghanistan increased in an effort to quell rising violence there. But in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, the ebb and flow of the economy seemed to drive the news this year. Here’s a look back on the year’s biggest events in our community.

Missing man turns himself in

The deadline to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot for the Nov. 8 Presidential General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Eric Johnson, an American Medical Response paramedic based in Boulder Creek and Santa Cruz, has completed 30 years as a paramedic with the organization.