In 1858, the population of the city increased and soon the railway stood finished. In 1859, the Västra stambanan ('Western Main Line') was inaugurated. Discussions on a newspaper began to take off. They got in touch with the editor of "Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning" ("Gothenburg Trade and Maritime News Journal"), S.A. Hedlund, who promised to provide news content and editorials. The newspaper was called "Sköfde Tidning" ("Skövde Newspaper") and was published every Saturday. The first issue came out on 13 November 1858. In 1960, the paper, then known as "Västgöta Korrespondenten Skövde Tidning" (VK – "The West Göta Correspondent"), joined together with Skaraborgs Läns Annonsblad (SLA – "Skaraborg County Advertiser", founded in 1884).