Longtime resident recognized for lifetime achievements

MEDICAL LAKE – Local business owner and resident Gerri Johnson never expected to be nominated for a lifetime achievement award, let alone win one, but that is exactly what happened this year at the West Plains Chamber of Commerce “Best of the West” banquet.

Johnson, who has lived here since1974, said it has always been important for her to be involved in the community.

She married her husband Randy Johnson 36 years ago, and they did everything in their power to help people while they worked on his family’s farm, she said.

His family bought the land their farm sits on in 1932, Johnson said.

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