Classified Rates
All classifieds (except personals and legals) run in the Herald Journal, Enterprise-Dispatch, Delano Herald Journal, McLeod County Chronicle, and Arlington Enterprise. Also on each newspaper’s website and HJclassifieds.com.
Total circulation approx. 8,000 in print plus 900+ weekly online views.
Display Advertising
Boxed, larger type, logos, artwork, special type other than beginning key words, etc. 3-inch minimum (ex. 1×3, 2×1.5).
Classified Display | $24.75 / inch |
Repeat in consecutive weeks / no copy changes | $20 / inch |
Agency / Commissionable | $26.25 / inch |
Color Charge (include in all 5 papers) | $297 per week |
Text-Only Line Ads
Services, Rental, Real Estate & Employment
Line ads with 40 word allowed. Extra words are 50¢ each, per week.
1 week | $35 | first week $35 |
2 weeks | $45 | + add $10 |
3 weeks | $55 | + add $10 |
4 weeks | $65 | + add $10 |
Events, Notices, Wanted
Any situations that do not fit any other category.
1 or 2 weeks | $40 |
- FREE to subscribers if not of a business nature or for an organization
- 40 words allowed, additional words 40¢ each per week
Garage Sales
- 100 words allowed, additional words 40¢ each per week
1 week | $40 |
Personal Ads
- Cards of thanks, memorials, open houses, etc.; runs in one newspaper of choice.
- Text only. Anything with photos,, artwork, boarders, etc. is a display “Happy Ad”. Line breaks allowed for poetry.
Up to 100 words | $35 |
Additional words | 10¢ ea. |
“Sure Sell” Items
- Runs until item is sold, up to 5 weeks
- 1 item per ad, must include asking price
- No refunds for cancelled “sure sell” ads
- 40 words allowed. Extra words 40¢ each.
Each ad | $40 |
Statewide Classifieds (MCAN Program)
Runs in 262 newspapers statewide, circulation 1,198,220. Ask about regional options also.
Statewide Classified Ad | $279 |
Extra words | $10 ea. |
Are you a subscriber?If so, the following types of ads are free!CLASSIFIED LINE ADS• For personal use only, not on behalf of a business or organization. Ads that are excluded: employment, services offered, rentals, and real estate. GARAGE SALE ADS • Free ads are for garage sales at a single residential address at which the subscriber is one of the sellers. This may include a multi-party sale at one location, but does not cover a multi-address, neighborhood sales, etc. Sales at a “public” location such as a church, club, etc. are excluded. Free ad is limited to one-week publication and repeat insertions must be paid at regular rate. PERSONAL ADS • Free to subscribers for a personal nature. Text only no photos, artwork, border, or special formatting of any kind is in a personal ad. Ask to place a Happy Ad if special styling is desired. |