Freepod
A podcast bringing you the latest news from Freeport, Illinois.
Episodes
- Hosmer Apartment armed barricade incident
- Adams Avenue construction update
- The Public Works Department
- Freeport High School garden project receives grant
- Freeport High School sports
- Fiesta Hispania
- New exhibition at the Freeport Art Museum
- Public input provided for City budget
- FHN talks about sepsis
- Flu/COVID shots
- FFHS car show/sale
- The Wienermobile!
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors interviews Dr. Rocio del Castillo, Assistant Superintendent of Bilingual Education for Freeport School District 145 about bilingual instruction throughout the District.
- FREEPOD partners with WNIJ
- Lena Fall Festival
- Football season starts for Freeport Pretzels
- Library grants
- New business locations
- Stephenson County featured in regional publication
- FHN nationally recognized for high-quality cardiovascular care
- Midwest region gas prices fall
- Unemployment claims decrease
- DeHaven Quest appointed to Governor’s Commission
- COVID vaccines are here
- West Nile Virus
- Popular Stephenson County Farm Bureau fundraiser en...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors speaks with Lou Ann Hayes of Birth to Five Illinois in Freeport, a statewide organization providing equitable access to inclusive, high-quality Early Childhood services for all children and families in Illinois.
- Freeport receives Safer Streets grant
- Rebuilding Together completes another project
- When your pet is lost
- City to require permits for all driveway projects
- Two police officers go above and beyond
- School district news
- Park District news
- Greater Freeport Partnership awarded Matthew Marvin Community Impact Award
- News from Winneshiek Theatre…
- And more Winneshiek Theatre news
- What’s up with the crabapple trees?
- Antique Engine Club open on Labo...
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel speaks with retired Freeport residents Tim and Charity Heiden about the rewards and challenges of beekeeping.
- More grants for Freeport water system
- Street work update
- Early Childhood Education
- Slapped Cheek virus
- What’s up with the crabapple trees?
- New Freeport police officers sworn in
- Colby Smith 4-mile classic
- Freeport Area International Visitors Council (FAIVC) hosts guests from Peru
- United Way posts increase in giving over last year
- Pretzel City Authors’ Fest
- YMCA Youth Sports Calendar published
- City Council meetin...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors chats with Tim Cook and Brian Babcock about the Eats & Beats event on 23 and 24 August that supports area non-profits.
1. Meet International Visitors at the Library
2. Krape Park Art Walk
3. School is in session
4. Drive-through backpack distribution
5. Freeport Police to provide School Resource Officer
6. Code Red alert service free from City of Freeport
7. Paint the Port
8. Eats & Beats
9. Freeport High School Student Garden leads community composting effort
10. The week ahead….
- Saturday Morni...
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel speaks with Wayne Duckmann, Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of Freeport about the City's approach to dealing with abandoned buildings and blighted properties.
- Cruise Night!
- School starts 21 August
- City news
- Road work
- Code Red emergency notification available
- Photo contest
- More explanation on yard waste removal
- Recap of Com-Ed tree trimming
- PAWS for Reading at the Library
- HCC news
- Capital expenditures
- Revenue summary
- Westwind Apartments
- Krape Park Art Walk
- Tomato season is here!
- Early Childhood Education
- Saturday morning bike rides
- August in the garden
- Foundation for Northwes...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 hosts Becky Connors and Tim Connors share a conversation about the new mini-golf course at Krape Park.
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 Host Tim Connors interviews Magen Busker about showing cattle at the Stephenson County Fair.
- City road work update
- County pay raises and new hires
- Anti-Gun Violence March
- Greater Freeport Partnership receives grant
- Highland Community College news
- Athletic and Events Center on campus
- Threshing Show this weekend
- End of Summer Party at the Library
- Police and Fire Departments community event
- Freeport Cruise Night returns
- 100 Women Who Care
- Lincoln-Douglas 5K
- Stephenson County Fair Wrap-up
- Conversations with Illinois State ...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors speaks with Freeport High School’s Nick Namio about the growing popularity of pickleball.
- City news
- Locust Avenue resurfacing
- Com-Ed tree/vegetation trimming
- Power outage storm summary
- City-wide clean-up
- Freeport Art Museum Mini Masterpieces 2024
- MORT’S anniversary Saturday 27 July
- Freeport Anti-Gun Violence Peace March
- FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors talks with Freeport resident William Brown about the Anti-Gun Violence Peace March Saturday, August 3rd.
- VOICES book sale
- Cruise Night is coming!
- Freeport...
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews Rocky and Eric Zuberbuhler about the challenges and rewards of restoring the old Black Dot building on South Chicago Street in Freeport which is now known as The Exchange.
- Road repairs after solar farm construction
- Pool-a-Palooza rescheduled to 3 August
- No-appointment sports physical clinic
- It's Fair Time!
- The Fair has been around quite a while… (some history of the Stephenson County Fair)
- National Ice Cream Day!
- Union Dairy interview hosted by FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors
- Paper Bag Ice Cream recipe
- The week ahead….
- FHN Healthy Heart Hustle this Saturday
- Presentation by John Lynn of t...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors visits with Andrea Winter, Executive Director for the Greater Freeport Partnership about the challenges and opportunities she sees in Freeport’s future.
- Tutty is here!
- Don’t FLiRT with COVID!
- Stephenson County Fair 23-27 July
- Sound Thinking expands (‘shots fired’ police alert technology)
- Pool-a-Palooza at Krape Park
- Glow Golf at Krape Park
- Sarah Buchmann as Carole King at Beautiful at HCC
- The sound of music is everywhere!
- Music on Debate Square 11 July – Big Bands tribute
- Music Under the Stars Music at Krape Park 14 July
- The week ahead….
- Monday night grilled burgers and live ...
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