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With the holiday season upon us, one Central Minnesota man is bringing glad tidings for young people. Tom Koshiol, of Paynesville, began project "My Room" about 17 years ago, a program that fixes up rooms for young people who need direction and guidance.

A community meeting filled the Paynesville High School Auditorium this (Sunday) evening with a sense of healing, support and renewed hope in the Jacob Wetterling case. Patty and Jerry Wetterling formed the community event called "a night of sharing and healing" to connect with residents who's lives have been changed since Jacob Wetterling's abduction on October 22nd 1989.

A community meeting in Paynesville organized by Patty and Jerry Wetterling has been rescheduled for tomorrow (Sunday). The meeting is meant as a way to help central Minnesota residents cope with recent developments in their son’s case.

A community meeting in Paynesville put on by Patty and Jerry Wetterling has been postponed for tonight (Monday) due to weather. The meeting was meant as a way to help central Minnesota residents cope with recent developments in their son's case.

Paynesville residents are asked to remain on the lookout for wanted felon Ryan Clover. Several law enforcement agencies have been searching for Clover the last few weeks after he managed to escape capture in the Paynesville area.

Paynesville Police searched for a suspect in town with multiple felony warrants on Tuesday, but the man was able to escape authorities on foot. Paynesville Police Chief Paul Wegner says they learned that 26-year-old Ryan Clover was in the area around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

For nearly 30 years Paynesville residents have been dealing with a gas leak affecting the city's drinking water, and now finally have a solution. A gasoline leak at the site of the former Midtown Service Station has had city officials looking for answers on how to handle an underground plume that tainted the city's drinking water.

Two people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 55 near Paynesville this (Friday) afternoon. The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 181 and Highway 55.

Paynesville is getting a Shopko. The company has announced they'll be moving into the vacant former Alco store at 810 Diekman Drive, under the "Shopko Hometown" store brand. There are over 200 Shopko Hometown stores, which is a smaller concept store for smaller communities.

Antique toy cars, trucks and tractors will be available to toy collectors at the 25th Annual Toy Show in Paynesville tomorrow (Saturday). Over 65 tables will be set up thousands of antique toys you can buy, look at and even play with.