Hays Daily News Employee Directory
Newspaper PublishingKansas, United States11-50 Employees
Hays Daily News is a local newspaper publisher based in Hays, Kansas, serving the surrounding region. It operates an afternoon broadsheet edition from Tuesday through Friday and a Sunday morning edition, with a midweek total-market product called The Extra distributed to non-subscribers. The publication has been recognized with multiple awards from the Kansas Press Association and other bodies for excellence in photography, writing, and design. In addition to its main editions, the HDN produces several niche products, including ONE in collaboration with the Ellis County Ministerial Alliance, Sports Ink, a monthly glossy on northwest Kansas prep sports, and various special sections on travel, regional sports, scholastic events, and a Veterans Day salute. The paper was acquired by GateHouse Media in 2016, and the organization also runs Pixel Power Haus, a digital production team that designs websites and mobile apps for its publication and external clients.