Welcome to a special edition of "Long Story Short." We recorded this in April when we had more time, and we wanted to explain why we're going away ... for now (maybe).

We also wanted to give our dear friend Tim Cain the chance to talk about his illustrious career before he retires on June 1, 2024.

Please enjoy as D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Tim Cain give it one last go.

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Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news, featuring D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Olivia Jacobs. This week, the crew discusses:

• Rural broadband - Macon County deal, Logan County survey
• Girls flag football comes to IHSA
• Mattoon’s College signing day
• The Divine Nine: A look at Bloomington-Normal's Black fraternities and sororities
• Shirley and Wayne find love, again, at 88

To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at pantagraph.com, herald-review.com and jg-tc.com or download our apps, available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Subscribe to "Long Story Short" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Music by Diamond Tunes.

Support the show: https://pantagraph.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news, featuring D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Tim Cain. This week, the crew discusses:

• Aaron Rossi pleads guilty in federal mail, tax fraud case
• Hotel, apartments could fill Barnes Citizens Building
• Woodford, Livingston County farm families to appear in Super Bowl commercial
• Resale shops preparing for Coles County Habitat for Humanity ReStore closure
• McLean County sheriff, coroner seek to identify Jane Doe from 1982 with new genetic technology

To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at pantagraph.com, herald-review.com and jg-tc.com or download our apps, available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Subscribe to "Long Story Short" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Music by Diamond Tunes.

Support the show: https://pantagraph.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.