Ruthie Johnson received the Ruthie Johnson Defender of Freedom award at the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee's 2021 Lincoln Day Dinner. The award encapsulates her life’s work in politics and will be annually awarded to those who most demonstrate her cause for individual freedoms. From left: KCRCC Chairman Brent Regan, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, Ruthie and her son, Dr. Duke Johnson.

May 14, 2021