OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its workers and better protect them from the coronavirus.

Lexington, population 10,000, is home to a Tyson plant that employs nearly 3,000 people. Early on in the pandemic, the plant and surrounding Dawson County were hit hard by the coronavirus.

Tyson’s remaining Nebraska operations include plants in Dakota City, Lexington, Madison, Omaha and York. The company employed 9,865 people in the state before these closings.

Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods has signed a letter of intent to purchase a bacon processing facility in Omaha, Nebraska, from Millard Refrigerated Services. Tyson is now engaged in the ...