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Brandon Gaydusek

Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Gaydusek has graduated from Defense Language Institute where he completed 64 weeks at the Foreign Language Center at Presidio of Monterey Army Base in Monterey, Calif.

Blair E. Renfro

Air Force Airman Blair E. Renfro has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

A 2008 graduate of Kofa High School, she is the daughter of Stephen and Jeanne Renfro of Murphysboro, Ill.

Alberto J. Heras

Air National Guard Airman Alberto J. Heras has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Heras, the son of Rosa Heras of Yuma, is a 2011 graduate of Yuma High School.

Lynda Ann Brown

Lynda Ann Brown has graduated from Arizona State University summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts in communications and a minor in family and human development. She resides in Tempe and is employed by the American Diabetes Association of Arizona.

Brown, the daughter of Ken and Christine Brown, and granddaughter of Linda Jett, all of Yuma, is a 2009 graduate of Cibola High School.

Ashley DeDecker

Yuman Ashley DeDecker has been named to the fall dean's list at St. Norbert College for achieving a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.