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Driver Neil Schlecht talks to passenger Shelly Ford as he prepares to load her onto the bus and take her to a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday. Schlecht drives one of Madison County’s last remaining buses after the nonprofit who runs the bus service allegedly had $1 million stolen by its director, who then fled the country. The nonprofit then largely halted bus service in the city and county, stranding many Norfolk-area manufacturing and meatpacking employees, senior citizens and residents with disabilities.

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Ramona Kaup (left) and Miles Jenkinson (right) visit while riding the bus in Norfolk along with passenger Shelly Ford (background) on Wednesday. Bus service has been mostly interrupted in Norfolk, a city of nearly 25,000 residents, after the transit authority’s director allegedly stole as much as $1 million in taxpayer money and fled the country.

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Lincoln East fans roar as Lincoln Southwest's Cole Christensen (5) raises his arms to question a referee call at Lincoln East on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.

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Ramona Kaup (left) and Miles Jenkinson (right) visit while riding the bus in Norfolk along with passenger Shelly Ford (background) on Wednesday. Bus service has been mostly interrupted in Norfolk, a city of nearly 25,000 residents, after the transit authority’s director allegedly stole as much as $1 million in taxpayer money and fled the country.

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