LEXINGTON, Neb. —

Steam pours from the rooftops of Tyson Foods, hanging over the semi wheeling in and out. To come in town, it may as well be shadows curling overhead.

The company announced the closure of its Lexington plant, which will result in the loss of around 3,200 jobs by late January, affecting the city of 11,000 residents.

"They feel like their life is over," Ramon Prado, a counselor in Lexington, said. "They don't even want to take the holidays off now. They don't. They don't even feel like there is anything to celebrate."

The news is a shock for Lexington Public Schools, whose student body speaks more than 20 languages.

"Half of our kids have parents that work at the plant," said LPS superintendent John Hakonson. "For the time being, just supporting our families, supporting

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