Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Larry Allen, 78, at the remains of the Tenneco-Monroe plant in Cozad, Neb., on Feb. 24, 2026. Allen worked at the Sperry-New Holland combine plant in Lexington before it closed in 1985.
In their own words, former Tyson workers and community members describe the fallout after their town was rocked by one of Nebraska's biggest-ever layoffs
When the Tyson Foods plant in Lexington laid off more than 3,000 employees in January, it wiped out jobs for nearly half the town's work force and left no aspect of life untouched.
Already, the loss of the plant has forced families to leave town in search of work elsewhere. Dozens of students have left the school system. Businesses have watched sales plummet.
The plant's 35-year presence transformed Lexington, driven by the immigrants from Gu...
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