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So who stood out as the biggest newsmaker of 2009 in Southeast Volusia?

Who stood out from the rest in going the extra mile to help others?

So what SE Volusia business was truly an example for others in 2009?

Courtesy photo/jail mug. John D. Yovaish, is charged with grand theft auto and other related charges that reslted in a fatal crash that killed another motorist. An investigation is ongoing and he could face even more serious charges in the Dec. 12 fatality.

DELAND -- A 19-year-old DeLand man could be facing greater charges than grand theft auto in the wake of a Dec. 12 crash that killed another motorist.

DELAND -- Votran will not operate bus service Christmas Day, Friday, and New Year’s Day, also a Friday, in the Greater Daytona Beach Area, Southeast and West Volusia County areas.

Votran service will close two hours early Christmas Eve, Thursday.

Orlando Express and Connector routes also will not operate during the two holidays.

For further information, please call (386) 761-7700 in Daytona Beach, (386) 943-7033 in West Volusia or (386) 424-6800 in Southeast Volusia.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- A pedestrian struck and killed by a minivan while trying to cross 3200 block of South Atlantic Avenue on Sunday night has been identified by police there as 55-year-old James Steager.

The victim died enroute to Halifax Medical Center shortly before 6:30 p.m. He had been struck just north of Simpson Avenue by the minivan heading north. No charges were filed against the driver, a 38-year-old woman from Ponce Inlet, police said.

Originallly posted Sat, 2009-11-07 01:47

Courtesy photo/Randy Wright of NSB Fire Dept. Difficult to see because of darkness, this horse was rescued Nov. 5, a Thursday night, from a muddy hole by New Smyrna Beach firefighters, a veterinarian and a tow truck operator.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A horse stuck in a muddy hole late Thursday night was rescued by firefighters, a veterinarian and her staff and a tow wrecker, at the Matava Family Farm, 225 Sugar Mill Road, a fire official said.

Originally posted Sat, 2009-10-17 10:43

Courtesy photo. The body of Harvey Andrew Beltz, 56, of Edgewater, was recovered in the Intracoastal Waterway during the early morning hours of Saturday,  Oct. 17, the victim of a drowning having apparently fallen overboard just north of the South Causeway.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A fisheran's body was recovered this morning in the Intracoastal Waterway about a quarter mile north of the South Causeway Bridge where his 19-foot motorboat was spotted with full fishing gear at daybreak, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission confirmed.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH — A 79-year-old woman overcome by smoke from flames inside her home in the Century Woods subdivision early this morning was being treated at Bert Fish Medical Center where her condition was said to be much improved, a fire department official said later in the day.