Annotations for Decision

A newspaper was entitled, upon request, to receive notice of special commission meetings called by a city which was located within the 12-county region in which the newspaper was distributed; the newspaper was ruled a local newspaper with general circulation because of its limited distribution region and because it gathered and reported economic, educational, sports, human interest, government and court news at the local level. E.W. Scripps Co. v. Maysville, 790 S.W.2d 450, 1990 Ky. App. LEXIS 71 (Ky. Ct. App. 1990) (decided under prior law). Full Details

Clearly, the intent of the legislature in enacting the Open Meetings Act was to ensure that the people of the Commonwealth are given advance notice of meetings conducted by public agencies. E.W. Scripps Co. v. Maysville, 790 S.W.2d 450, 1990 Ky. App. LEXIS 71 (Ky. Ct. App. 1990). Full Details

To be entitled to notice of special meetings, a newspaper must show that it serves a limited geographical area and that its coverage of news in a particular city or county is regular and intensive. E.W. Scripps Co. v. Maysville, 790 S.W.2d 450, 1990 Ky. App. LEXIS 71 (Ky. Ct. App. 1990) (decided under prior law). Full Details