April 16, 2025

Melissa Gilmore

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Manufacturing

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Re:    Lee Enterprises, Incorporated     

Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2024

Response Letter Dated March 24, 2025

File No. 001-06227

Dear Ms. Gilmore:

In your letter dated April 2, 2025 (the “Comment Letter”), you requested that we respond to your comments regarding our Form 10-k for Fiscal Year ended September 29, 2024 and Response Letter Dated March 24, 2025 within ten business days or advise you when we would provide a response.

As discussed with you, we request an extension of time to provide a response. Accordingly, we request an extension until Wednesday, April 30, 2025 to file our response to the Comment Letter.

Sincerely,

/s/ Timothy R. Millage    

Timothy R. Millage

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer