Its main rival at the time was the Murray Bridge Advertiser (a sub-publication of the Mount Barker Courier), which soon sold its local rights to Maurice Parish.
and Murray Bridge's first mayor, Maurice Parish, who purchased the printing business of Bert Lawrie in 1934.
Rural Press first bought shares in the newspaper in 1986, assuming full control in December 1994, and was itself purchased by Fairfax Media in 2007.
[1] The Southern Review (12 May 1972 – 23 March 1973) was a short-lived supplement (only 20 issues were released) that was printed in Murray Bridge for five country newspapers, namely: The Islander, Murray Valley Standard, Pinnaroo & Border Times, Southern Argus, and Victor Harbour Times.
[3][4] The Murray Valley Standard distribution covers an area of over 28,000 km2, from Meningie, Swan Reach, Mannum.