Kansas Publishing Ventures is a locally owned media company in South Central Kansas.
A well-informed society is a better functioning one, and that is why Kansas Publishing Ventures exists. We believe in local journalism enriching our community and its citizens and that is why we strive to create the best local news publications we can each day.
Whether you buy advertising, sponsor our Blues, Brews, and Barbecue concert, use our promotional products service, IT consulting service, or simply buy a subscription, your contribution goes directly to funding one of the largest newsrooms in South Central Kansas.
Our ownership group lives and works in South Central Kansas and that will never change. No matter what you do, know that a local person will take care of you and we will strive to make sure you get the most for your purchase. You have my personal guarantee on that – Joey Young, majority owner of KPV.
Publications
Kansas Publishing Ventures provides multiple avenues for advertising, with four newspapers in print covering five counties (Sedgwick, Reno, Harvey, Marion, and McPherson).
For our rate card please click here — Included are advertising rates for an individual paper in addition to multi-paper rates.
The Hillsboro Free Press serves all of the communities in Marion County. The paper is the largest distribution newspaper in the county, going to 6,000 households. The Free Press is a free distribution publication that provides quality local coverage of everything from breaking news to high school and Tabor College sports. The Free Press has earned multiple awards from the Kansas Press Association and Midwest Free Community Papers. The paper is published weekly on Wednesday.
The Free Press office is located at 116 S Main, Hillsboro, KS, 67063 — Phone: 620-947-5702 and online @ www.hillsborofreepress.com
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Harvey County Now is a weekly newspaper serving all of Harvey County. Its focus is local news each week, specializing in government coverage as well as feature writing and a strong editorial page. Harvey County Now has won numerous awards at the Kansas Press Association convention and Managing Editor Adam Strunk was honored with the Victor Murdock Award for excellence in investigative reporting. The paper is published each week on Thursday.
The Newton office is located at 706 N Main, Newton, KS, 67114 — Phone: 316-281-7899 and online @ www.harveycountynow.com
The Halstead office is located at 220 Main, Halstead, KS 67056 — Phone: 316-835-2235
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The Clarion serves the communities of Andale, Colwich, Haven, Maize, Mount Hope, Partridge, and Yoder. The subscription-based paper, which has been in publication for over a century, provides these communities with local coverage of everything from city council meetings to high school sports each week. The Clarion earned the distinction of being the best weekly newspaper in its division two years in a row (2013-2014) at the Kansas Press Association’s annual awards banquet. The paper is published each week on Thursday.
Phone: 316-445-2444 and online @ www.clarionpaper.com
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The McPherson News-Ledger is a weekly paper serving McPherson and Moundridge and Inman.
The News-Ledger office is located at 104 N. Main Suite C in McPherson, KS, 67460 — Phone: 620-241-4290 and online @ www.mcphersonweeklynews.com.
Additional services
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Book Publishing
50+ years of experience in the print industry guarantees your next publishing venture to be affordable while meeting the highest standards of the publishing marketplace.
Yearbooks
Give your students a yearbook they’ll love and your staff the experience they deserve. Find out why schools are switching to our flexible production schedule, personal support, low-costs, and high-caliber products. KPV Co-Owner Lindsey Young taught journalism and yearbook for 10 years and is here to help even the most lost teacher make sure their yearbook is great. Give us a call today for a quote.
Management
Joey Young
Owner / Publisher
316-712-2125
Bruce Behymer
Marketing Dude
316-617-1095
Lindsey Young
Print Consultant / Billing
620-947-5702
Adam Strunk
Managing Editor
316-281-7899
Tommy Hornbeck
Technical Director
620-869-1280
Locations
Hillsboro Free Press
116 S. Main
Hillsboro, KS 67063
Phone: 620-947-5702
Fax: 620-947-5940
Harvey County Now
706 N. Main
Newton KS 67114
Phone: 316-281-7899
Harvey County Now
220 Main
Halstead, KS 67056
Phone: 316-835-2235
McPherson News-Ledger
104 N. Main, Suite C
PO Box 549
McPherson, KS 67460
Phone: 620-241-4290
The Clarion
PO Box 337
Andale, KS 67001
Phone: 316-445-2444