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Skydiving instructor dies over the weekend

One person has died after a skydiving incident over the weekend in Elizabethtown.

Skydive Kentucky announced Sunday morning that one of their dive instructor’s, Mike Kelly, had died on Saturday during a jump. The company says Kelly was fatally injured after making what they called an “unrecoverable turn” too close to the ground. The company says the turn resulted in Kelly’s parachute not being able to restabilize when landing.

No other details on the incident have been released.

Census wraps up; local response rates in

After a ruling from the Supreme Court, the 2020 Census has concluded, and response rates have been documented.

According to the official Census website, the Kentucky rate for self-response came in at a total of 68.2%. On a more local level, Nelson county led the way in total responses, with 77.4% responding. Hardin was second in the area with 73.3% responding, and LaRue came in with 73.0% responding. Meade and Breckinridge county reported 70.7% and 57.4% respectively.

According to the Census website, Kentucky was ranked #22 in the United States in number of those who self-responded.