By Terrie Welwood
Russell Banner
Chris Radford and Don Betke have been part of the business community in Russell for their entire careers.
For most of those years, they’ve worked together, starting off at Clement Farm Supply and moving through a few other positions until the opportunity came up to take on the Napa business.
They decided to jump in and opened up in December of 2015.
After just a little over 10 years, they are now retiring, but not going anywhere.
“Neither of us are going anywhere,” Chris Radford said. “You will see us both in the community, just a little more relaxed now……maybe.”
As of March 1, Owen Orsak has assumed ownership of Southend Auto & Ag.
“After a few casual comments a year or so ago, that both Don and I would need to retire someday, Owen thought he would like to diversify from the farm he and his parents operate,” Radford explained.

Read more of this story on pages 1 and 2 of this week's Russell Banner.