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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...

Third-graders Nora Karau, left, and Evan Thomas scrounge the pantry shelf at Truman Schools last Thursday between 12:30 and 1 for some snacks to enjoy later after school.

PAWS for the CAUSE

February 25, 2026

Furry four-legged favorite visits TPSLaurie Sherman, who worked two decades at Truman Public Schools and another two decades at other schools,...

Options for Selling Empty Building on Council’s Agenda

February 25, 2026

◆ Three new EMTs added to the Ambulance roster.At the recent meeting on Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m., the Truman City Council heard from Amber Patten, Community and Economic...

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Don and Kathy Wilkening look for fossils in North Dakota.

Couple Builds House, Life in Truman

February 25, 2026

◆ Local couple marks many years of teamwork.Kathy and Don Wilkening, who will celebrate 59 years of marriage on March 25, were high school...

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Elaine Lightfoot adds finishing touches to her valentine cookie decorations at a CER event.

February 18, 2026

CER activity features valentine themeTruman’s Community Education hosted a cookie decorating event at Truman Public School days last week in time...

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