DES MOINES, IOWA (July 13, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Clinic will provide free back-to-school physicals and backpacks for students heading into kindergarten through incoming high-school seniors.

This one-day event will be Wednesday, July 22, 2026. No insurance is needed. Interpreters and interpretation services will be available. These physicals are designed to help K-12 students prepare for the upcoming school year and fall sports.

COLCHESTER, VERMONT (July 13, 2026) — Rico Byrd of Davenport, Iowa, was named to the Dean's List at Saint Michael's College for the Spring 2026 semester.

Students who complete at least twelve credits of classes and achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in a semester are named to the Dean's List for that semester.

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FAYETTE, IOWA (July 8, 2026) — Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2026 Spring Semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade-point average and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Annastasia Summers of Eldridge (Iowa)

Misty Albert of Davenport (Iowa)

Elizabeth Burnham of Bettendorf (Iowa)

Lydia Campion of Bettendorf (Iowa)

Taylor Collins of Bettendorf (Iowa)

Abigail DeBlieck of Coal Valley (Illinois)

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 7, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and Central College, a private liberal-arts institution in Pella, Iowa, have announced a comprehensive partnership designed to expand pathways for Central students who wish to pursue graduate-level health-sciences programs. The collaboration supports student success while helping strengthen Iowa's health-care workforce.