The ''Colby Free Press'' is a local newspaper published in

Colby, Kansas Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,570. History In 1882, a post office was established near the center of Thomas County. Area homesteaders li ...

. It is the official newspaper for

Thomas County, Kansas Thomas County (standard abbreviation: TH) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,930. Its county seat is Colby. History Early history For many millennia, the Great Plains of North ...

. It publishes four days a week, Monday and Wednesday through Friday.

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

John R. Connelly was its owner and editor from 1897 until 1919. In 2022, the Haynes family sold the Colby Free Press to brothers Jesse Mullen and Lloyd Mullen of

Mullen Newspaper Company Mullen Newspaper Company is a privately owned publisher of daily, non-daily and weekly newspapers based in Deer Lodge, Montana, United States. With 20 publications, the publisher operates in six states, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, a ...

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