Troop C soldiers welcomed home after Middle East deployment
45 soldiers from Troop C of the 113 Cavalry Regiment of the Iowa National Guard received a rousing welcome home from community members in Le Mars yesterday during a Freedom Escort and a Welcome Home Ceremony.
The troops were deployed to the Middle East in May of 2025 as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, alongside 1,800 other uniformed personnel, and arrived back in the United States last week. Specialist Matthew Hackett told KLEM that the ceremony was very fulfilling.
2nd Lieutenant Jorge Sandoval told KLEM that the community has always been supportive of C Troop.
Around 575 total soldiers were welcomed home yesterday in Sioux City, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids.
If you missed the ceremony and would like to watch a replay please go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFxfccXsuck
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Le Mars Arts Center to present Jane Schultz memorial exhibition and retrospective
The Le Mars Arts Center has announced “Jane Schultz: An Artist’s Life,” a memorial exhibition and community retrospective honoring the life, art, and legacy of longtime Le Mars artist Jane Schultz. The exhibition celebrates Schultz’s decades-long creative practice and the profound influence she had on the cultural life of the community.
Schultz was a beloved local artist whose watercolor paintings captured the character and beauty of Le Mars and the surrounding region. Over the course of her artistic life, she developed a deeply personal style shaped by years of study, experimentation, and a lifelong curiosity about the visual world. Her work often depicted familiar local scenes, translating everyday moments of small-town life into vibrant compositions that reflected her warmth, attentiveness, and deep sense of place.
The exhibition will feature a selection of Schultz’s artwork alongside community reflections and materials that highlight her artistic journey and the role she played in fostering a love of the arts in Le Mars. By bringing together artwork and shared memories, Jane Schultz: An Artist’s Life invites the public to celebrate a life devoted to creativity, family, and community.
The exhibition will take place from now until April 3rd, with a special visit from Schultz’s daughter Paula on Wednesday, March 18th from 3-4pm.
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Le Mars Police to host “Coffee with a Cop”
The Le Mars Police Department will host a unique opportunity to talk and interact with officers on Wednesday, March 25th by hosting “Coffee with a Cop.”
Taking place at Bellissimo Coffeeworks, the event offers coffee, dounts, and a chance for citizens to talk with police officers. A post on the Department’s Facebook page states the event has “no agendas or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know your Le Mars Police Officers.”
The event will take place from 8-10am on Wednesday, March 25th.
