An enterprising 16-year-old and I started a newspaper just five months ago.
In January, we will be featured in Editor & Publisher magazine.
It has been a whirlwind. Michael is a high school student, band member, thespian, and debate team member. He is the king of hustle culture.
I work full-time as a research librarian and have community group commitments.
We both work our tails off with hot-button local stories, such as the proposed demolition of the historic dirt racetrack at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. We cover the board of education, city council, and county commission meetings. I cover the “fun” beat — arts and culture.
We have a few contractors and contributors who write cooking columns, which are wildly popular in this area.
We don’t get much sleep.
We formed an LLC. Michael is the publisher. I am the business advisor, mentoring him about cash flows, balance sheets, expenses and investments, and other details of entrepreneurship.
Michael appeared on Editor & Publisher owner Mike Blinder’s vodcast two weeks ago.
In January, we will be featured in the magazine itself.
It’s a huge honor, and we are thankful for the tremendous reception the public has extended to us by supporting us morally and through purchasing subscriptions.
We believe that we are building a better community. The work is hard, but the payoff is amazing.
Check us out at HutchTribune.com