BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — The Beloit College community is grappling with news that a 2008 graduate was slain in Yemen. Luke Somers was killed Saturday as U.S. forces tried to rescue him from al-Qaida captors. He had been working as a freelance photographer in Yemen when he was kidnapped in September 2013. Beloit College released a statement Saturday offering condolences to Somers’ family, classmates and friends, and “to the people he courageously and selflessly served in Yemen.” The statement says: “We are proud to be associated with Luke and so sorry the world has lost him.” College president Scott Beirman says in a campus letter that Somer’s death is “crushing news.” He urged community members to think of ways to honor him, and to turn to friends and counselors to deal with his loss.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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