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 ...

. It is the official newspaper for

Thomas County, Kansas Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Colby. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,930. The county was named after George Thomas, a Union general during the Civil War. History Ear ...

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

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

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 Deer Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Powell County, Montana, Powell County, Montana, United States. The ...

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