HUTCHINSON — According to broker Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, New Media Investment Group Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the newspapers and most other assets of Hutchinson-based Harris Enterprises. The six newspapers will be operated by a division of New Media’s GateHouse Media.

The primary publications are the Hutchinson News, the Salina Journal, the Burlington (Iowa) Hawk Eye, the Hays Daily News, the Garden City Telegram and the Ottawa Herald.

Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, a merger and acquisition firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, represented Harris Enterprises in the sale. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close Nov. 30.

GateHouse operates newspapers and associated websites in a number of Kansas communities, including Dodge City, McPherson, Newton and Pittsburg.