Pilot Killed in Birch Hill Crash by RALPH ANSAMI Ed the Potential Crash Site [email protected] in a Remote Portion of the ODANAH, Wis
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Call (906) 932-4449 College basketball Ironwood, MI Samsons hold annual Redsautosales.com Green/White game SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Partly cloudy yourdailyglobe.com | High: 44 | Low: 30 | Details, page 2 ENBRIDGE HELICOPTER FOUND Pilot killed in Birch Hill crash By RALPH ANSAMI ed the potential crash site [email protected] in a remote portion of the ODANAH, Wis. – The reservation,” Brennan said. National Transportation Ground teams, includ- Safety Board said the pilot ing an Enbridge search of a helicopter was killed in team, reached the crash a crash reported early Tues- site about 6 a.m. Tuesday. day in the Birch Hill area of Investigators from the the Bad River Indian Reser- NTSB and Ashland County vation. Sheriff’s Department were The pilot was identified still on the scene around as Dean Bass, 64, of noon Tuesday, along with Ontario, Canada. Enbridge employees. Numerous agencies had The location was off been looking for the Birch Hill Road, near Pine Enbridge Energy helicopter Flats Road and what is since it failed to arrive at locally called the Four Cor- the Duluth International ners. Airport Monday evening The crash was several for a brief stop before head- miles into the woods off ing to its destination in the gravel Birch Hill Road Madison. Searches of local and access was limited to airports failed to turn up all-terrain vehicles on a the missing aircraft. muddy tote road. The The helicopter had been woods road leading to the Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe traveling westward from accident scene was blocked YELLOW POLICE tape blocks access to a woods road that leads to the site of a helicopter crash Tuesday near the Upper Peninsula, off by yellow police tape. A Birch Hill on the Bad River Indian Reservation. The National Transportation Safety Board was conducting an according to Ashland Coun- sign there said it is reserva- investigation of the fatal crash. Ashland Daily Press reporter Rick Olivo files a report at the scene. ty Sheriff Mick Brennan. tion property. “At approximately 1:37 Bad River first respon- was the only person on patrol. and Air Force Rescue Coor- mined, but the helicopter a.m., the Civil Air Patrol ders and the Bad River Fire board. NTSB spokesman The Wisconsin Wing of dination Center also assist- was reported to have reported a Lake Superior Department were initially Keith Holloway acknowl- the Civil Air Patrol, U.S. ed in the search. received extensive damage. Helicopters’ craft, search- paged to the crash site. edged the crashed Airbus Coast Guard, Wisconsin The cause of the crash –The Associated Press ing from the air, had locat- The NTSB said the pilot AS350 was on pipeline Emergency Management was not immediately deter- contributed to this story. HAUNTED GRAVEYARD Bessemer school board seats on Tuesday ballot By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] BESSEMER – Voters in the Bessemer School Dis- trict will face a busy ballot on Tuesday as part of a larger general election bal- lot full of federal, state and local candidates and issues. There are six candidates running for five seats on .5 mill is there in case the the Bessemer School Board 18 mills is rolled back to as in what is two separate far as 17.5, in order to races, as well as a district- make up the difference. wide question about The 18 mills will raise Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe renewing a millage limited $533,976 in 2020, the first A HALLOWEEN graveyard appears on the lawn of a home on the 100 block of East Ridge Street in Ironwood to 18 mills levied on non- year of the renewal, accord- Monday afternoon. homesteads for another 10 ing to the ballot. years to provide funds for operating purposes – a School board move generally known as a The first set of four Headlee amendment over- school board candidates Ironwood man gets prison on gun charges ride. are running for three full By RICHARD JENKINS Bessemer Schools four-year terms. They are He was also sentenced to two many of us in this community enjoy. Tara J. Graham, Bill [email protected] years in prison for possessing a “We live in a community where Superintendent Dave Weinburner called the McDonald, Annette Lillie IRONWOOD – An Ironwood firearm while committing a felony. we feel safe and most of us don’t and Beth Steiger. man will have to serve two and a half “The materials that were stolen lock our doors. We trust our neigh- measure a “non-homestead renewal,” adding, “The Another pair of candi- years in prison after being sen- here weren’t just TVs, appliances bors will not being going through dates for school board are tenced in Gogebic County Circuit and other things of a personal our belongings,” Pope said. important thing for people to know is that it’s not on running to fill two partial Court Tuesday. nature, they were firearms, which in While Zupan will serve the two (two-year) terms. They are Michael David Zupan, 32, was themselves are – in the wrong hands receiving and concealing sentences the primary residences. It’s a renewal on things like Robert D. Berg and Richard sentenced to between six months – a threat to our peaceful society,” concurrently, state law requires the J. Matrella. and 10 years in prison for each of Judge Michael Pope said. “Of course businesses, hunting camps and other property; not While Berg and Matrella two counts of receiving and conceal- … the receipt of stolen merchandise are running unopposed for ing stolen firearms. is also an invasion of the privacy so their home.” ZUPAN — page 5 According to ballot lan- those two seats, the Daily guage, approval is Globe asked the four run- “required for the school ning for the other three full district to receive its full term seats to respond to a Monday hearing set in Iron County murder case revenue per pupil founda- questions to help inform By RALPH ANSAMI tion allowance,” from the the voters. Oungst, 28, have filed Oungst and four other homicide and being a The questions asked the [email protected] numerous motions relat- men were charged in the party to hiding a corpse as state. The ballot asks for the candidates to introduce HURLEY – An Iron ing to the nine counts of death of Wayne M. Val- a habitual offender in Val- themselves and say why County Court hearing is harboring a felon and five liere Jr., of Lac du Flam- liere’s death. renewal of the current 17.9694 mills ($17.9694 on voters should vote for scheduled for Monday in counts of manufacturing a beau, whose body was Assistant Wisconsin them, and secondly, what the case of a Woodruff prescription drug that found near Mercer on New Attorney General Richard each $1,000 of taxable val- uation) for 10 years, as well are the key issues facing man who has had 14 have been added against Year’s day. Dufour is handling prose- the Bessemer Public felony counts added to a Oungst. Oungst is charged with as an additional .5 mill for murder charge. Monday’s hearing will conspiracy to commit the same 10 years. Wein- Attorneys for Evan T. be a status conference. first-degree intentional burner said the additional OUNGST — page 5 ELECTION — page 2 TODAY INDEX Partly cloudy — Details, page 2 Arts & Entertain . .8 75 cents Classifieds . .12-13 Tuesday Today’s records Snowfall Comics . .11 Vol. 99, No. 291 High 47 High 81 (1950) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Community . .3 Low 37 Low 11 (1996) Tuesday none Snow depth none Obituaries . .6 Year ago today Precipitation Season total .5 in. Opinion . .4 High 34 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 13.1 in. Low 25 Tuesday none Sports . .9-10 l 2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018 AREA THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD Election and negotiations, finance, something. Every district and curriculum commit- keeps an elementary TODAY THURSDAYTHURSDAAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSATURRDAY SUNDAY tees. I have one daughter, school. From page 1 Francesca Ferrier, who cur- One option would have Schools? rently resides in Tranent, Wakefield with pre-K Here are their respons- Scotland. I am running for through fourth grade. es: re-election because I care Bessemer has grades 6-8, about Bessemer, the school and Ironwood with fifth Few Snow Tara J. Graham district and the education grade and the senior high. Partly Cloudy Partly CloudyClouudy Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Showers 1. I was born and raised of the children. Expand curriculum with in Bessemer. I attended the 2. We can discuss state mandatory shop for all 44° 30° 42° 32°322° 40° 28° 41° 33° 43° 34° Bessemer Area Schools funding, technology, drop- junior high students. We from pre-school through ping population, school can fix everything from Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: t h e violence, which are all parking problems to staff 9-139-13 mphmph WSWWSW 3-63-6 mphmph WSWWSW 6 mphmph NENE 3-73-7 mphmph ESEESE 77-10-10 mmphph SSEE 1 2 t h important, but without and class problems by sim- grade. I good teachers, we have no ply working with our Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 44/37 t h e n schools. I feel the teacher neighboring districts. Todayy we will see partly cloudy w e n t shortage will be a key issue If elected, I propose we: Bergland skies, highg of 444°,4°, humidityy of 66%. away to for our district in the 1. Reach out to Ironwood 44/32 West southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.