Double R Land closing after 15 years

After 15 years of selling real estate, the doors are closing at Double R Land Company.

Owner Richard Rakness, who will be 82 years old this year, began working in real estate 25 years ago after closing his ranch. He sold real estate for Bill Saulcy and then Laurie Forster at Town and County Real Estate, before opening Double R at its 116 W. Bridge St. location.

Double R's New Year's Day closing marked exactly 15 years of business, and Rakness said his good health helped keep him going strong with it for so long. The Double R stood for "Richard Rakness", and primarily sold residential real esta...