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The Truman-area tornado touches down Monday evening, April 13. The tornado was one of three reported across southern Minnesota. Hail fell measuring more than three inches in diameter at locations in the region from the storm. Stormchasers took this picture.

Storms Track, Twist Through Southern MN

Just in time for supper, severe weather came knocking on southern Minnesota’s door Monday evening around 6 p.m.Quarter-size hail was reported in...

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Library is Local Lego Land

The Truman Library Lego Club meets the first and third Tuesday after school at the library. The most recent challenge was to build a marble Lego...

Rep. Brad Finstad

Waverly Township Restoration Project Toured

“I’ve heard good things from folks who utilize [conservation] programs. We just have to get it done.”During his tour with Ducks Unlimited, that’s...

Council Approves Sidewalk Project Bid

◆ The fire department’s annual spring breakfast is this Sunday.At the Truman City Council meeting on April 6, the council approved a bid from Nielsen Blacktopping &...

Cuts to SNAP Benefits Coming, Local Food Shelf Expects More Visits

◆ MN House committee party-line vote halts an effort for a SNAP safety net program.Later this year, some residents in Martin County who receive...

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Three-year-old Stella Rode, right, tries to assist her parents in getting her one-year-old brother Bo in line for a picture with the Easter bunnies. However, Bo seemed to be in awe of the giant bunnies and couldn’t stop staring or moving around to get closer.

Egg Hunt Hops Indoors

The rainy week caused Cathy Sorensen, Truman Active Living group member, who organizes the yearly Easter Egg Hunt, to move the festivities indoors...

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Laura K. Murray, above at left, United Way director and author, visited with students recently at Truman Public School to discuss her book about showing kindness. There was no shortage of comments about books from students, below, in attendance.

Reading, Writing, Publishing

Author describes how a book is born Laura K. Murray, United Way Director of Operations and Communications and author of “The Kindness Booth,” a...

At left, Cairne Eytcheson displays the CPR set received from the CERP grant, along with Savannah Hodge, head custodian at Truman Public School. Eytcheson believes these funds will be worth the reward in the long run as she and Hodge educate students how to prepare for CPR emergencies.

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Truman Public School Receives Grant

Truman Public School District was among 87 districts applying for the Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP) grant last October through the...

The Bolton and Menk blueprint indicates what the upcoming sidewalk project includes (in green).

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Sidewalk Concerns Discussed at Council’s Special Meeting

During a special city council meeting for the sidewalk project along Highway 15, multiple concerns were raised among Truman City Council members...

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...

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