Hays Daily News


The Hays Daily News is a newspaper that serves western Kansas. The Daily News was published every day except Saturday. The week of March 17, 2024, the newspaper changed publication dates to twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. This followed a reduction several years prior to three days per week. In 2011, the paper reported a circulation of 9,644 subscribers.

History

Harris Enterprises, based in Hutchinson, Kansas, purchased the Daily News in 1970. In November 2016, GateHouse Media purchased the Daily News and the other Harris properties for $20 million. In September 2021 "CherryRoad Media" purchased "Hays Daily News" along with 19 other newspapers in 4 different states.