Call (906) 932-4449 NBA Ironwood, MI Pistons cruise past Redsautosales.com Cavaliers 113-102 SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Snow likely yourdailyglobe.com | High: 21 | Low: 14 | Details, page 2 Oungst bound over for trial on murder-related charges By RALPH ANSAMI delivery of a was not involved in planning the murder and hiding a corpse in cide was because the five were [email protected] prescription execution style shooting of Val- August and are serving life sen- lost and they wanted to find a HURLEY – A Woodruff man drug. liere, nor the actual firing of the tences in prison. Allen shot Val- paved road to return to Lac du was bound over for trial late Mon- Klein ruled weapon. “He always mentioned liere in the head, with Lussier Flambeau. day afternoon in Iron County there was he had no idea that (Valliere) “emptying a clip” into Valliere. Assistant Wisconsin Attorney Court on 14 counts related to the p r o b a b l e would be killed,” Wilmouth said. James Lussier, 20, of General Richard Dufour and his shooting death of Wayne M. Val- cause Oungst Reimer didn’t deny that state- Woodruff, is awaiting sentencing assistant, Chad Verbeten, allege liere Jr., of Lac du Flambeau. may have ment. in the homicide. Curtis Wolfe, 27, Oungst gave Allen a ride to Cran- Evan T. Oungst, 28, was c o m m i t t e d Wilmouth also challenged of Lac du Flambeau, the fifth don after the murder. ordered to stand trial after a two- the 14 counts. specifics of the harboring of felon defendant, and his attorney, Fred At one point, Klein told hour preliminary hearing in front The lone charges filed against Oungst. Bourg, are negotiating a plea Wilmouth that the case wasn’t of acting Judge Kevin Klein. Evan T. witness to tes- Wilmouth has filed several deal. A Dec. 17 status conference being tried Monday and said Oungst Valliere’s body was found near tify Monday motions in the case yet to be is scheduled for Wolfe. some of his detailed arguments Mercer on New Year’s day, after was Wiscon- heard and Oungst is also charged There was testimony Monday could be made before the jury at he had been shot to death on sin Department of Justice Divi- with distributing prescription regarding jailhouse conversation the trial stage. Dec. 22. sion of Criminal Investigation drugs that the five defendants that Oungst was said to be a At the end of Monday’s pro- Oungst was specifically bound special agent Mike Reimer, who used with Valliere in their ride to member of the Native Soldiers ceedings, Klein indicated he’d over for trial Monday on nine was questioned at length by Mercer from Lac du Flambeau. gang who deserved respect. appear by video at the arraign- counts of harboring or aiding a defense attorney Thomas Richard F.A. Allen, 28, and Wilmouth contended the only felon as a party to a crime and Wilmouth. Joseph D. Lussier, 27, were con- reason Oungst gave directions five counts of manufacture or Wilmouth contended Oungst victed by an Iron County jury of away from the scene of the homi- MURDER — page 5 Ironwood HAPPY BIRTHDAY district improves fund balance By RICHARD JENKINS Assuming the projected [email protected] $203,239 fund balance IRONWOOD – The holds through June, the Ironwood Area Schools district will finish the continues to improve its school year with a fund financial situation, with balance that is more than the board of education double the one at the end passing a budget amend- of the 2017-18 year. ment Monday. The board learned in The amendment is part October that, while the dis- of the district’s efforts to trict had projected to end grow its fund balance – the last year with a fund efforts which appear to be balance of $134,000, its succeeding. actual fund balance was “The work we’ve been $96,110. doing to reduce our spend- As with his report in ing so far this year, com- October, Powell cautioned bined with an increased the board Monday that per-pupil amount and sta- some of the fund balance is ble enrollment … has money restricted for a spe- resulted in an estimated cific purpose. He said in Daily Globe file art fund balance at the end of October roughly $70,000 THIS ARCHITECT’S rendering shows the Daily Globe building to be built in 1936 on East McLeod Avenue in the 2018-19 school year of was restricted funds. downtown Ironwood, replacing an older wooden building. The Daily Globe first published on Nov. 20, 1919, $203,000,” Superintendent and celebrates its 99th birthday today and the beginning of its 100th year of publication with today’s edition Travis Powell said. being Vol. 100, No. 1. See Page 6 for further details. IRONWOOD — page 5 SANTA SIGHTING Mercer prepares for Christmas MERCER, Wis. – Groups in Mercer parade. are banding together this holiday season Entries decorated with a candy to host a townwide Christmas celebra- cane/peppermint theme are eligible to tion. win cash prizes, according to a news The Mercer Historical Society and release, with prizes going to the best Candy Cane Parade Committee are part- entries in business, individual and non- nering to combine their traditional profit categories. Candy Cane Parade and Community Following the parade, the celebration Christmas celebrations into a single will continue at the community center. event Dec. 8. Children will have an opportunity to The Mercer Christmas Cane Christ- bring donations for the Mercer Food mas Celebration will start at 3:30 p.m. Pantry and/or Dove, Inc. and visit with and run until 8 p.m. that Saturday. Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves. The day’s festivities are scheduled to There will also be peppermint cook- begin with the Candy Cane Parade, ies, bars and other refreshments and which will run from St. Isaac Jogues and door prizes from the end of the parade Companions Catholic Church to the until 5:30 p.m. Mercer Community Center. Parade line- The day will also feature another year up begins at 3 p.m., with the parade kick- of the popular Candy Cane Baking Con- ing off at 3:30 p.m. Contact the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce to register as part of the MERCER — page 5 DEA opens new Michigan office TRAVERSE CITY – The any future drug threat fac- is the seventh DEA office U.S. Drug Enforcement ing northern Michigan,” in Michigan and 223rd Administration’s Detroit DEA Special Agent in office in the country. Per- Field Division is expand- Charge Timothy Plancon sonnel assigned to the ing its presence in the said in a news release. post will coordinate with northern Lower Peninsu- “We will leverage the full federal, state and local la, opening a post of duty resources of the DEA and investigators to “Identify, in Traverse City Monday. our partners to ensure disrupt, dismantle, and “The current opioid drug traffickers are aware prosecute transnational Steve Newman/Daily Globe epidemic is a priority for that their criminal actions AT SATURDAY’S Hurley Craft Fair, Santa is assisted by Hurley cheerleaders Paige DEA, however, this part- will not be tolerated.” Girton, left and Raven Forys. nership allows to adapt to The Traverse City post DEA — page 5 TODAY INDEX Snow likely — Details, page 2 Business . .14 75 cents Classifieds . .13-15 Monday Today’s records Snowfall Comics . .12 Vol. 100, No. 1 High 25 High 62 (1930) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Community . .3 Low 13 Low -13 (1921) Monday 2.0 in. Snow depth 9.0 in. Obituaries . .16 Year ago today Precipitation Season total 27.0 in. Opinion . .4 High 22 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 26.3 in. Low 12 Monday 0.12 in. Sports . .9-10 l 2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2018 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDDAY SATURDAY Few Snoww Scattered Snow Likely Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Showerss Snow 21° 14° 19° 13°133° 34° 26° 42° 32° 37° 26° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 6-116-11 mphmph SWSW 5-105-10 mphmph NENE 10-1410-14 mphmph SSESSE 11-1411-14 mphmph S 9 mphmph SWSW Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 29/19 Todayy we will see mostly cloudy Bergland skies with an 85% chance of snow, 23/14 high ttemperature of 21°, humidity of Wakefield Ironwood 72%. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Saxon 21/13 21/14 Marenisco Snoww accumulation of less than one 23/15 inch ppossible. Bessemer 22/13 Upson Hurley 21/14 Watersmeet 21/13 21/14 21/13 SUNS AND MOON Mercer 21/13 Associated Press Manitowish SANDRA ONORATI Rzucek, the mother of Shanann Watts, reads a statement during 22/14 SunriseSunri . ...............................................................................se .........................................................................7:09 a.m. Minocqua SunsetSunse . ...............................................................................et...........................................................................4:22 p.m. court at the Weld County Courthouse on Monday in Greeley, Colo. Christopher 24/14 MoonriseMoon . ...............................................................................nrise .......................................................................3:29 p.m. Watts received three consecutive life sentences without a chance at parole on Mon- MoonsetMoon . ...............................................................................nset........................................................................3:49 a.m. day, nearly two weeks after pleading guilty to avoid the death penalty. ALMANAC REGIONALREGIONAL WEATHER NATIONALNAATIONAL WEATHER Man who strangled wife, killed Yesterday Today Wed. Today Wed. High ......................... temperature.....25 Ashlandd 32/24 ss 33/19 ss ChicagoChicaago 33/25 pc 36/29 mc Low ......................... temperature ......13 Duluth 22/11sn 20/12 mc DallasDallas 59/38 s 60/42 mc his 2 girls sentenced to life Precipitation ........................