Olathe News is a newspaper in Olathe, Kansas, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

The newspaper is published twice each week, on Wednesday and Saturday

The News traces its roots to 1861, when John Francis began Olathe's second weekly newspaper, The Mirror, which voiced opposition to slavery. The competing 5-year-old Olathe Herald supported slavery. Late one night in 1862, rebel raider William C. Quantrill and his men rode through town, intent on burning The Mirror's office. But when morning dawned, Olathe residents discovered the raiders had destroyed the wrong newspaper. The Mirror bought what was left of the Herald. In 1921, the weekly Johnson County Democrat was founded; in 1959, John P. Harris bought both newspapers and combined them into the town's first daily. The Olathe News rolled off the press April 5, 1960. Five different publishers guided the newspaper under Harris Enterprises until 1998, when it was sold to Tim O'Donnell. Knight Ridder acquired The Daily News in April 2000. In 2004, the newspaper was renamed The Olathe News. In 2006, McClatchy acquired The Olathe News in its purchase of Knight Ridder. On April 1, 2009, The Olathe News combined operations with The Kansas City Star. The Olathe News has independent subscribers, but also serves as the Olathe zone edition of The Kansas City Star.

Circulation: 4,424 copies

This newspaper is owned by The McClatchy Company.

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Richard Espinoza is the editor of the Olathe News.

 Mailing address: 514 South Kansas Ave, Olathe, KS 66061

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