Newspaper Disruptor – Page 5 – Changing the newspaper game one day at a time

The Newton Now Mission

May 2, 2015 JoeyYoung Comments 0 Comment

Nohing can change without a movement, whether it be small or large. For years, Harvey County’s favorite Marketing Dude, Bruce Beyhmer, former Kansas Publishing Ventures (KPV) Owner Joel Klaassen, and myself (Joey Young, current KPV Owner) have been asked about Newton and why we weren’t opening a paper there. A wonderful community without a wonderful newspaper to serve it, Newton has been underserved for years, ever since its daily paper was sold to Gatehouse, a company that owns hundreds of…

A letter to our Marion County readers

September 12, 2014 JoeyYoung Comments 0 Comment

Wal-Mart isn’t our friend. They aren’t our buddies. They don’t care about Marion County. They see us as a way to suck up more market share and that is all. I wrote an editorial about this a few weeks ago. I have been more than vocal about it when people ask my opinion. Joel Klaassen, former owner of the Hillsboro Free Press, has too. We aren’t fans to put it lightly. Yesterday we posted the story announcing the big box…