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.

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:
<ul>
<li>Rural broadband - Macon County deal, Logan County survey</li>
<li><a href="https://pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/football/inaugural-ihsa-girls-flag-football-state-finals-set-for-oct-11-12/article_3a72ef16-cb5a-11ee-8387-fb9ca55acae0.html">Girls flag football</a> comes to IHSA</li>
<li><a href="https://jg-tc.com/news/local/education/mattoon-high-school-holds-inaugural-college-signing-day-for-student-athletes/article_36672b2e-c6b6-11ee-8889-5fb639fb9659.html">Mattoon’s College signing day</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pantagraph.com/news/local/bloomingtonnormal-nphc-divine9-fraternity-sorority-community/article_80158366-c782-11ee-9d87-8736f4a9c6c9.html">The Divine Nine</a>: A look at Bloomington-Normal's Black fraternities and sororities</li>
<li><a href="https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/bloomington-couple-find-love-happiness-after-marrying-at-88/article_6da79ee6-caaf-11ee-8726-3f1ae2214ce6.html">Shirley and Wayne</a> find love, again, at 88</li>
</ul>
To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at <a href="http://pantagraph.com/">pantagraph.com</a>, <a href="http://herald-review.com/">herald-review.com</a> and <a href="http://jg-tc.com/">jg-tc.com</a> 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 <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/diamond_tunes-25553362/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=music&amp;utm_content=20681">Diamond Tunes</a>.

Each week reporters Kelsey Watznauer and D. Jack Alkire join Tim Cain to discuss the top stories in Central Illinois. Sometimes we'll feature guests from the newsroom and community to share the news where Your Story Lives.

Each week reporters Kelsey Watznauer and D. Jack Alkire join Tim Cain to discuss the top stories in Central Illinois. Sometimes we'll feature guests from the newsroom and community to share the news where Your Story Lives.

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