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Defendant Enters Guilty Plea in Truman Shooting

A man held at the Martin County Jail since March 2, 2025, charged with shooting a Truman woman in the chest, has entered a guilty plea to one of...

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Boone Folkerts, seven years old, is excited to spend time on a variety of playground equipment at Graf Park in summer-like temperatures.

Seasons jump from winter to summer in less than a weekThere is little trace left of last week’s wild winter weather after temperatures hovered...

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Callen Bosshart used animals, a tower and candy for his trap.

Kids Build Lego Leprechaun Lairs at Library

Any leprechauns still wandering around Truman would be advised to stay away from Truman Public Library. Children attending the Lego Club at the...

Lisa Shellum
TPS Board Superintendent

Full STEAM Ahead: Students Remain the Focus

From reading rewards to summer camps, Truman Public Schools keep students at the center of it all.As snow blanketed Truman recently closing school...

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Sights and sounds of snow removal are everywhere in Truman following the weekend’s first significant snowstorm of the season. School was canceled or online across much of Minnesota. Zach Wiens decides the snowfall did not require wearing boots to shovel snow along North First Avenue. Across the street, someone else uses a snowblower.

Snow drought ends with statewide stormSnow days are becoming more rare in recent years, but students in a large swath of the state enjoyed a long...

Matt Logan’s daughter Deej died while texting and driving. The day she died started like any other, except for a chaotic late start to school and drama she discussed with her friends. She was in the middle of texting a friend about mental trash in her head, but chose the wrong time to talk about it.

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Texting Plus Driving Equals Lifetime of Loss

“In an age of chaos and uncertainty, God has not left his people without a roadmap.” Matt LoganLast Wednesday, motivational speaker Matt Logan...

Take a Peak at Truman Days Prep

Is it ever too early to start thinking about Truman Days?The answer is absolutely not.The Truman Days Committee has been busy. Their Facebook page...

Council Receives Clean Audit Report

◆ Several bids were received for the Highway 15 sidewalk project.At the Truman City meeting on March 16, Greg Burkhardt from Burkhardt & Burkhardt presented the 2025...

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Zachary Wiens of Truman works on a mini Lego Viking football that was donated to the Truman Public Library.

Club members create imaginary itemsA flying cow in a boat or in a contraption. A sheep in a car.Those are just three Lego builds in a recent themed...

The style for this poster reflects this year’s theme, Hometown Heroes, meant to be a reflection of comic books. The color lavender represents all cancers.

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Strikeout Organizer to Finish Final Inning

For eight years, Courtney Studer, 48, of Truman has led the Strikeout Cancer fundraiser event at Truman Baseball Field and Rosburg Softball...

Crystal Hotzler

EMT Credits Team

Crystal Hotzler of Truman received an EMT of the Year Award on Jan. 10 at the fire hall during the fire department’s annual banquet to celebrate...

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Griffin Studer, left, and Londyn Bowers, right, hold their Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Certificates of Recognition for their Triple A Award at Truman Public School. Kayla Anderson, Dean of Students, stands in the middle. One senior girl and one senior boy from each school are given the Triple A Award. The seniors must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, participate in League-sponsored athletics and fine arts activities, comply with the MSHSL Student of Code of Conduct and complete the application process.

AAA Seniors Sign Up

◆ TPS ExCEL Winner is also announced.Three standout students were recognized for their achievements with Minnesota State High School League awards...

Truman native Haley Ekstrom, holding her son Dawson, recently published a children’s picture book, “Ruby the Runaway,” released the second week in February. She is a sixth-generation farmer, but the first woman in her family to take over the farm.

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Farm Life Inspires Children’s Book

Truman native Haley (Ammann) Ekstrom recently published a children’s picture book, “Ruby the Runaway,” that was released the second week in...

Area Townships to Host Elections, Meetings Tuesday, March 10

The first election of the year takes place all across Minnesota when townships choose their officers Tuesday, March 10.Waverly Township will host its annual meeting...

Truman Shows Support for Pool With Donation

◆ The pool now has enough lifeguards for the season.At the meeting on March 2 at 5:30 p.m., Truman Pool Manager Patty Truax reported to the Truman City Council that a local...

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