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Mintamir Endanew, left, and other women at the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church enjoy a post-liturgy lunch of pancake-like injera bread on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Mintamir Endanew, left, and other women at the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church enjoy a post-liturgy lunch of pancake-like injera bread on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Chad Cummings, a city councilor and co-owner of the local radio stations, walks through Top Asian Food and Deli in Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Chad Cummings, a city councilor and co-owner of the local radio stations, walks through Top Asian Food and Deli in Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Cristina Cabrera, who fled poverty in Central America three years ago, helps a customer pick a piñata at El Mexicano, a local grocery in downtown Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Cristina Cabrera, who fled poverty in Central America three years ago, helps a customer pick a piñata at El Mexicano, a local grocery in downtown Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Cultural and religious items are sold at Top Asian Food and Deli in Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Cultural and religious items are sold at Top Asian Food and Deli in Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Julie Robinson opens her garage on property her family has owned for 132 years, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Julie Robinson opens her garage on property her family has owned for 132 years, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Randy Robinson tills a corn field in preparation for the winter, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Randy Robinson tills a corn field in preparation for the winter, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church carry food across the street on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church carry food across the street on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

An aerial of the JBS Pork plant in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

An aerial of the JBS Pork plant in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Randy Robinson tills a corn field in preparation for the winter, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Randy Robinson tills a corn field in preparation for the winter, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Women stand outside of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church after service on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Women stand outside of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church after service on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Lays chips with Thai writing and Mexican-style flavors are displayed for sale at Top Asian Food and Deli in Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Lays chips with Thai writing and Mexican-style flavors are displayed for sale at Top Asian Food and Deli in Worthington, Minn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Young congregants play catch after a Karen-language service at Indian Lake Baptist Church, in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Young congregants play catch after a Karen-language service at Indian Lake Baptist Church, in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Parishioners pray during a Karen-language service at Indian Lake Baptist Church, while celebrating 15 years of partnership with the 150-year-old congregation founded by Swedish immigrants, in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Parishioners pray during a Karen-language service at Indian Lake Baptist Church, while celebrating 15 years of partnership with the 150-year-old congregation founded by Swedish immigrants, in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A classic car sits in front of Mick’s Repair in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A classic car sits in front of Mick’s Repair in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A girl from Guatemala plays in the sand on the shore of Okabena Lake in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A girl from Guatemala plays in the sand on the shore of Okabena Lake in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The home and farm of Julie and Randy Robinson, which has been in their family for 132 years, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The home and farm of Julie and Randy Robinson, which has been in their family for 132 years, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Community members play a game of soccer in the JBS Fieldhouse in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Community members play a game of soccer in the JBS Fieldhouse in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A religious sign is carved into a tree in a neighborhood of Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A religious sign is carved into a tree in a neighborhood of Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

High school students perform in a choir concert at Worthington High School, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

High school students perform in a choir concert at Worthington High School, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

TahSoGhay Collah, right, teaches a third-grade English learners class at the 700-student intermediate school that serves grades 3 through 5, in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

TahSoGhay Collah, right, teaches a third-grade English learners class at the 700-student intermediate school that serves grades 3 through 5, in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The sun rises over Okabena Lake and the town of Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The sun rises over Okabena Lake and the town of Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Steve Robinson, Worthington’s city administrator walks into the newly constructed JBS Fieldhouse on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Steve Robinson, Worthington’s city administrator walks into the newly constructed JBS Fieldhouse on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Worthington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Tyler Olson, a Worthington police officer who also serves as a school resource officer, leads a D.A.R.E. class at the 700-student intermediate school in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Tyler Olson, a Worthington police officer who also serves as a school resource officer, leads a D.A.R.E. class at the 700-student intermediate school in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Children walk past El Mexicano, a grocery store in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Children walk past El Mexicano, a grocery store in Worthington, Minn., on Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Middle school and high school students perform a choir concert at Worthington High School, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Middle school and high school students perform a choir concert at Worthington High School, in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

An ear of corn is left in the fields farmed by Julie and Randy Robinson in Worthington, Minn., on Monday Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

An ear of corn is left in the fields farmed by Julie and Randy Robinson in Worthington, Minn., on Monday Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Mary Engidaw, center, and her daughter Harmony Hall, right, applaud during a Worthington High School choir concert in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Mary Engidaw, center, and her daughter Harmony Hall, right, applaud during a Worthington High School choir concert in Worthington, Minn., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Suzy Brandner, right, who has taught in Worthington for 34 years, talks with a student walking down the hall at the intermediate school, which serves grades three through five, in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Suzy Brandner, right, who has taught in Worthington for 34 years, talks with a student walking down the hall at the intermediate school, which serves grades three through five, in Worthington, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)