Submission Guidelines, Forms

The Coffey County Republican regularly accepts and prints submitted stories, photos and information from correspondents and readers. To better facilitate this process, please follow the guidelines below that apply to your submission.

Photo Submission

All photos should be sent in at the highest resolution possible (200-300 dpi or better), in color and uncropped. When possible, digital photos are preferred. Printed photos may be bought in for scanning; mailed photos will be returned with a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

E-mail photos to ccrepub@gmail.com.

Photos may be mailed to:

The Coffey County Republican

P.O. Box A

Burlington, KS 66839

Photos submitted to The Republican should be taken with journalistic intent for the purpose of recording the event. Try to avoid posed or “snapshot” style pictures whenever possible. A few basic tips to taking better photos can be found here.

News Article Submission

The Republican accepts and prints community news events with relevance to Coffey County and our nearby coverage areas (including Hartford, Melvern, Westphalia, Quenemo, Reading, Neosho Rapids and Neosho Falls).

Please submit as much information about the event as possible. Answer the who, what, where, when, why and how, and provide enough information for an outsider to understand. Please include a daytime phone number(s) of people who we can reach for clarification and additional information.

Stories may be sent to ccrepub@gmail.com.

Faxed to: (620) 364-2607

Or mailed to:

The Coffey County Republican

P.O. Box A

Burlington, KS 66839

Weddings/Engagement/Birth Announcements

Premade forms are available for weddings, engagements and birth announcements. Simply print out the PDF forms forms below and fill them out as completely as possible.

Wedding Announcement Form

Engagement Announcement Form

Birth Announcement Form

Mail forms to:

The Coffey County Republican

P.O. Box A

Burlington, KS 66839

Or bring forms to:

The Coffey County Republican

324 Hudson

Burlington, KS 66839

Advertising Submission

For classified and display advertising submission and billing information, please read our Advertising Page.

* Inclusion of submitted items will be based on community relevence and immediacy of the news items. Items should be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday for consideration for the Tuesday edition and 5 p.m. Wednesday for consideration for the Friday edition.