It was among best-selling regional newspapers in Poland (according to the Connection of the Inspection of Distribution of the Press).

Privatized in 1991, a Kielce Agency of Trade and Marketing became his owner Acumen.

In 1992 title seized by the new owner which a Mitex building enterprise, belonging to the known Kielce businessman of Michał Sołowow.

Apart from the editing two editorial branches in Radom and Tarnobrzeg operate in Kielce.

On 1 June 2006 the Echo of the Day united with the Word keeping the old title.