Mullen Newspaper Co. acquires half dozen Kansas newspapers

    Mullen Newspaper Company, the parent company of The Imperial Republican, has acquired Nor’West Publishing/Haynes Newspapers from Steve and Cynthia Haynes.
    The sale ends a 42-year history to the day for the Hayneses after they purchased their first newspaper.
    Brothers Jesse and Lloyd Mullen, owners of Mullen Newspaper Company, worked with the Hayneses to acquire one daily newspaper, one twice-weekly, four weekly newspapers and a market shopper product. The publications are based in St. Francis, Goodland, Colby, Oberlin, Atwood, and Norton, Kansas.
    Jesse Mullen is the Chief Executive Officer of Mullen Newspaper Co., and Lloyd Mullen is the Chief Operating Officer.
    Jesse founded Mullen Newspaper Company five years ago after purchasing two community weekly newspapers in southwest Montana.
    The recent addition brings Mullen Newspapers to 20 publications in six states (Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Washington).
    The Imperial Republican publisher Frank Perea, who oversees the High Plains News division of Mullen Newspaper Co., in Nebraska and Colorado, was promoted to Vice-President and will act as the publisher of both groups.
    “Lloyd and I are incredibly excited to be the new caretakers of these newspapers,” Jesse said. “Steve and Cynthia built a dynamic grouping of publications in Kansas that have served these communities well for decades.
    “We have big shoes to fill, but I’m confident the talented newspeople working at these papers will continue producing excellent journalism and marketing materials. Together we will take these papers to new heights,” he said.
    “I couldn’t have said it better myself,” Lloyd added. “Steve and Cynthia have been the caretakers of these papers for over 30 years. We’re thrilled they put their trust in us and we hope to come close to the impact they made.”
    For information, contact frank@mullennewspapers.com.