Name

Hutchinson News

Legal name

Hutchinson News

Website

https://hutchnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Digital news subscription
• Community journalism
• Local news coverage
• Newspaper advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Hutchinson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital and print subscription services providing access to news content, eNewspaper, and exclusive features. Subscriptions offered through subscribe.hutchnews.com with various tiers.
2. Advertising: Display advertising on website and in newspaper, including local business advertising, national advertising through USA TODAY Network, and targeted digital advertising.
3. Classifieds and Legals: Public notices, obituaries, job listings, real estate classifieds, and legal notices published through the Public Notices section and classifieds platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Hutchinson News is a local daily newspaper and digital news platform serving Hutchinson, Kansas and Reno County. It publishes local news, sports, opinion, obituaries, entertainment, and public notices via a website, eNewspaper digital replica, print home delivery, and email newsletters, and it generates revenue from subscriptions and advertising.

Product overview

Hutchinson News is a local digital news platform operated as part of the USA TODAY Network, offering local and regional coverage for Hutchinson, Kansas and surrounding Reno County. The platform operates as a single unified news website rather than a modular platform architecture. Core offerings include News (government, politics, elections), Sports (college and high school), Entertainment, Opinion, Obituaries, and Real Estate. The site also provides Public Notices, Classifieds, and eNewspaper digital editions. Content is supplemented by USA TODAY Network national content and sponsored shopping deals. The platform generates revenue through subscriptions, advertising, and sponsored content partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hutchinson News Website The Hutchinson News website (hutchnews.com) is a local digital news platform providing news, sports, entertainment, opinion, obituaries, real estate listings, public notices, and classifieds for residents of Hutchinson, KS and surrounding Reno County.
• eNewspaper Digital Edition Digital replica of the printed newspaper available for online viewing and reading through a subscriber account.
• Print Newspaper Home Delivery Subscription Paid print edition home delivery subscription for readers in Hutchinson and surrounding Reno County communities.
• Digital and Print Subscriptions with Newsletters Paid digital and print subscription options with email newsletter delivery providing access to news content, eNewspaper, and exclusive features.
• Obituaries Death notices and obituary listings for local residents with submission services for funeral directors and families.
• Public Notices / Legals Legal public notices including court notices, estate filings, name changes, government notices, and property sales as required by Kansas law, published via legals.gannettclassifieds.com.
• Classifieds Local classified advertisements including jobs, vehicles, and general merchandise placements.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GannettcoreOthersParent company that owns and operates The Hutchinson News as part of the USA TODAY Network. Provides content management systems, advertising infrastructure, and operational support.
• LocaliQ Digital Marketing SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital marketing solutions partner referenced in footer, providing marketing services to local businesses advertising with the publication.
• AddressUSAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for real estate listings and home search functionality on the Real Estate section of the website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• USA TODAY: Gannett's flagship national newspaper and the central property of the USA TODAY Network that Hutchinson News feeds into. Provides the shared content management, advertising, and subscription infrastructure underpinning Hutchinson News' operations.
• The McClatchy Company: U.S. newspaper chain operating regional dailies across multiple states (including The Kansas City Star). Direct competitor to Gannett in the local/regional daily segment with comparable subscription and advertising economics.
• Lee Enterprises: Publicly traded U.S. newspaper chain operating local daily papers across multiple states. Competes with Gannett in the small-to-mid-market local daily segment with a comparable subscription + advertising business model.

Direct peers

• Garden City Telegram: Daily newspaper serving Garden City in southwestern Kansas. Similar small-market Kansas daily with the same local-news + sports + public-notice model, providing a near-direct comparable in scale and operating environment.
• The Kansas City Star: Regional daily newspaper serving the Kansas City metro area across Kansas and Missouri. Comparable local/regional daily operating model with subscription, advertising, and public-notice streams; substantially larger but serves overlapping Kansas readership.
• Salina Journal: Daily newspaper serving Salina, Kansas, with a similar small-market Kansas footprint and comparable subscription + advertising + public-notice revenue mix. Directly comparable in scale and product offering.
• The Topeka Capital-Journal: Gannett-owned daily newspaper in Topeka, Kansas. Sister property within the USA TODAY Network with identical technology stack, subscription model, and public-notice platform — the closest operational comparable to Hutchinson News.
• The Manhattan Mercury: Daily newspaper serving Manhattan, Kansas (home of Kansas State University). Comparable small Kansas market with similar local-news, sports, and public-notice positioning; closely matched in scale and audience composition.
• Emporia Gazette: Independent daily newspaper serving Emporia, Kansas. Similar small Kansas market footprint with a traditional print + digital subscription model, providing a useful comparison point for an independent versus chain-owned local daily.
• The Wichita Eagle: Gannett-owned daily newspaper serving Wichita, Kansas — the largest local daily in the state. Operates the same USA TODAY Network content management, subscription stack, and advertising infrastructure as Hutchinson News, with the same business model and revenue mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HutchNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/hutchinsonnews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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