| The Hays Daily News | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Owners: | CherryRoad Media |
| Headquarters: | 507 N. Main Hays, Kansas 67601-0857 United States |
| Editor: | Hailey Chapman |
| Publisher: | Jeremy Gulban |
| Circulation: | 3,887 |
| Circulation Ref: | [1] |
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.[2] This followed a reduction several years prior to three days per week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). In 2011, the paper reported a circulation of 9,644 subscribers.[3]
Harris Enterprises, based in Hutchinson, Kansas, purchased the Daily News in 1970.[4] 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.