As Tyson leaves and a church’s pews empty, its congregation wonders how it – and Lexington – will survive.

As Tyson leaves and a church's pews empty, congregation wonders how it – and Lexington – will survive

LEXINGTON — The pastor paced the stage as he broached his town's biggest dilemma. Forty congregants listened from the pews of the First United Methodist Church of Lexington. Behind them is a stained glass American flag atop a hill. More…

Senate Minority Leader Schumer wants Brooke Rollins to stop Nebraska Tyson beef plant closure

A Lexington water tower on Dec. 9, 2025. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)OMAHA  — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, asking her federal department to “block” the closure of the Tyson beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska.  Schumer, in the letter, pointed to the Packers and Stockyards Act, saying the upcoming closure in Lexington is a “textbook violation” of the century-old federal law…

As Tyson leaves and a church’s pews empty, its congregation wonders how it – and Lexington – will survive.

Tyson’s 3,200 Lexington plant employees make up about half of the town’s labor force. At First United Methodist Church, the congregation is already feeling the toll of the looming closure.

Schumer Wants Brooke Rollins To Stop Nebraska Tyson Beef Plant Closure

OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, asking her federal department to “block” the closure of the Tyson beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska.