It was known as the Reedley Exponent until July, 2019, when it merged with the Dinuba Sentinel and the Sanger Herald.

[3][4] The first edition of the paper was printed in a room at the Knauer home and post office building.

[6] John Fairweather, who also an active public political figure,[7] was editor and proprietor of the Reedley Exponent for 20 years, starting in 1896.

[8] In 1897, Fairweather started a subscription list for the purpose of helping pay for the rights of way for the Valley road.

John Henry Fairweather later became vice president of Fresno County Press Association.

[11] In 1914, Willie O. Besaw, a local photographer, experimented with self-cancelling stamp designs in the Exponent office.

[19] After publishing the paper for 79 years, the Fairweather family sold the Reedley Exponent to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hage in 1970.

[25] Glenn and Norma Hage purchased the newspaper from editor and owner Seymour Sterling in 1968.

[citation needed] The Exponent struggled to compete with online news sources, and the decision was made to merge the local newspapers of Reedley, Dinuba, and Sanger to consolidate subscribers and cut costs.

Since Mineral King Publishing took over the Mid Valley Times in May 2023, the newspaper has expanded its coverage area to include Parlier, Orange Cove, Kingsburg and Selma.