ANTIGO, Wis. — Covantage Credit Union was hoping today that with counseling and other services it can reach out to grief-stricken employees at its branch in Crandon, a community struggling to recover from last Sunday's shooting rampage that took seven lives.

"This is such an unimaginable tragic story that has touched all of us and so we are all pulling together," said Brian Punty, president/CEO of the $590 million Covantage, which with Crandon has eight branches serving northeast Wisconsin.

In a somber assessment, Punty said the news in a community "where you know your neighbor is devastating" and that the CU is providing grief counselors to any who needs such services as part of the CU's Employee Assistance Program. There are 10 employees in the Crandon branch out of 200 in the system.