It is owned by Imperial Valley Media; shareholders include Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers.
Appearing each Saturday, it served the recently founded community of Imperial, California, then part of San Diego County.
The paper, its title now shortened to the Imperial Valley Press, strayed from its normal weekly publishing schedule to put out a number of “Extra” editions in late July 1907.
These extras addressed the upcoming elections that would establish the county seat along with the potential candidates to fill the new offices.
[2] In March 2015, Schurz Communications sold the newspaper to Imperial Valley News Media Inc.[3] On Sept. 13, 2023, the paper announced it would transition to mail delivery effective Oct. 3.