An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
Steam rises from chimneys during the night shift at the Tyson Foods' beef plant in Lexington, Neb., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking the fear gripping their town.
A pall hung over the room just as it hung over the holiday season in Lexington, Nebraska.
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