Iron County murder case headed toward trial

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY — The case of one of the defendants charged in connection to the killing of a Lac du Flambeau man north of Mercer appears to be headed toward a trial.

A December trial date was set Tuesday after Iron County Judge Patrick Madden heard a motion laying out the state’s final settlement offer to Curtis Wolfe, 27, for his alleged role in the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr., whose body was found Jan. 1, 2018, in the Mercer area.

The five-day trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 9, with a hearing Nov. 14 for any motions needing to be addressed prior to...