Top Story Spotlight Crisis relief begins flowing in Lexington Jessica Kennedy Mar 12, 2026 6 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OMAHA — Lexington families impacted by the Tyson plant closure began receiving relief checks March 12.kAm#68:DEC2E:@? 3682? @? |2C49 h[ 2?5 3J (65?6D52J 27E6C?@@?[ 2== `[bbd 2G2:=23=6 2AA@:?E>6?ED 925 366? 7:==65[ H:E9 9F?5C65D @7 2AA@:?E>6?ED D6E :?E@ pAC:=]k^AmkAm%9@D6 H9@ D:8?65 FA 7C@> |@?52J E@ %F6D52J 2E ?@@? C646:G65 E96:C 7F?5D %9FCD52JD]k^AmkAm%9@D6 H9@ D:8? FA 7C@> %F6D52J ?@@? E@ (65?6D52J 27E6C?@@? 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Boone Tederman beats leukemia to help Gothenburg earn first state berth since 2017 Boone Tederman's future as a Gothenburg Swede athlete took a turning point just a month before his freshman year ended.
Price's Rentals will offer free rides for workers to North Platte beginning Monday LEXINGTON — After news broke in November that Tyson Foods was closing its Lexington plant, local business owner Drew Price got into action wit…
Gothenburg student receives Nebraska Wheat Growers Association scholarship A Gothenburg student is one of two who will receive a 2026 Nebraska Wheat Growers Association scholarship.
Lutheran Family Services in Nebraska receives $1.1M gift to help support former Tyson employees from Lexington OMAHA — The grantmaking Sherwood Foundation recently announced it has provided $1.1 million to Lutheran Family Services in Nebraska to help of…
Gothenburg man charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child Dirk M. Earll, 29, is charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child, a Class 3A felony; and two counts of committing child abuse intenti…
