Freepod
A podcast bringing you the latest news from Freeport, Illinois.
Episodes
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 visits with the folks at Drake Farm about their delicious sweet corn.
- City roadwork update
- Downtown demolition planned
- Public school registration reminders
- Stephenson County Health Department offering free back-to-school physicals
- Lifelong Learning at HCC
- A bloomin’ great visit
- Music Under the Stars Pop Concert
- Passport to the Past
- Thank you for the flowers!
- The week ahead…
- Music at Debate Square
- Music on Chicago
- Cub Foods Brat Stand
- National Night Out
- “The Wild Bunch” at the Lindo
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors takes a walk down memory lane about the many breweries that have added a sense of community and camaraderie in Freeport’s history.
- Walnut Acres news
- City roadwork update
- Stephenson County Fair
- Stephenson County Health Department offering free back-to-school physicals
- Second-grader conducts at Music Under the Stars
- Mort’s Bar and Grill hosts dinner theatre
- National Night Out
- New kayak launch at Tutty’s Crossing
- Dean’s List announced at Highland Community College
- Become a Certified Food Protection Manager
- Music on Chicago
- UV Safety Month
- News from our public radio partn...
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews Highland Community College President Chris Kuberski and Freeport YMCA Chief Executive Officer Rich Haight about plans for the 2025-2026 school year.
- City news
- Street closures update
- Electronic Recycling Event this Saturday
- Shawn Boldt elected VP of Illinois Trustees Association
- New towing law – generic photo of car being towed
- Black bear sightings in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties
- Pool-A-Palooza at Read Park this Saturday
- Annual Butterfly Festival
- Current exhibit at the Freeport Art Museum closing after Saturday
- German Valley Days
- Nice to see y’all!
- The week ahead…
- Music on Debate...
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews Kate Boyer, Executive Manager for the Stephenson County Fair.
- Street closures update
- Stephenson County Fair
- FHN Community Health Needs Assessment
- Ticked off about ticks?
- Disaster Preparedness event
- Master Gardeners can answer home gardening questions
- The week ahead…
- Music on Debate Square
- Music on the Patio
- Tutty Baker – including FREEPOD!
- Cub Foods Brat Stand
- FHN Healthy Heart Hustle 5K
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors interviews Xavier Lassandro, a Freeport High School graduate currently in his senior year at West Virginia University. Lassandro is a master puppeteer who makes his own puppets and has worked with a number of professional puppet masters, including those involved in the creation of the Muppets.
- Street closures update
- Electronic recycling event
- Fourth of July Traffic Safety Campaign
- New athletic director at Highland
- Highland names Head Coach of Cougar men’s basketball
- VOICES earns national grant to revamp pet program
- FHN offers Safe Sitter class
- Culver’s drive-thru open again
- Tutty will be here soon!
- Fireworks!
- Music on Chicago
- The week ahead…
- The Great Escape at the Lindo
- Cub Foods brat stand
- Patriotic Concert
- Dairy Month
FREEPOD host Matt Mullen talks with Freeport Mayor Jodi Miller at about Tutty Baker Fest coming up July 11-13.
1. Road work updates
2. Mosquito Abatement
3. Cooling Centers
4. Greater Freeport Partnership receives grant
5. Music on Chicago
6. Music Under the Stars and Patriotic Concert
7. Music on Debate Square
8. Order your peaches
9. Spaces still available for FAM Summer Art Camps
10. Freeport Senior Resource Center offers new classes
11. FHN $25 Sports Physicals support local schools
12. T...
Guest host Shary Gibson visits with Aquin Principal Beth Heitkamp and Aquin student parent Blake Musser about the recent changes at Aquin.
1. Work begins on Carroll Avenue
2. Deer nuisance bill passed by Illinois General Assembly
3. Tour for Cancer
4. Stephenson County Historical Society Annual Ice Cream Social
5. Why are you still coughing?
6. Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance Stewardship Days
7. The week ahead…
- Highland Community College’s Summerset Theatre production of Cinderella
- Cub Foods Brat Stand
- Farmers’ Markets ...
Guest FREEPOD host Shary Gibson visits with professional dog trainer Jan Carlson about how to make sure your furry friends are comfortable and safe during hot weather as well as chatting about therapy dogs.
1. Video tour of the Freeport water system
2. Scam alerts on the rise
3. Notice from Freeport Police Department
4. Juneteenth Celebration
5. Elevated Voices Gala
6. Music Under the Stars season begins
7. Fair Oaks Farm Trip
8. The week ahead…
- Reminders: CINDERELLA, Pretzel City 5K
- Cub Foods Brat Stand
- Farmers Markets
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors chats with Alex Jansen, tech director for theatre at Highland Community College about backstage at “Cinderella.”
- Well project proceeding, repaving season begins
- Stephenson County board news
- FHN Food Fight Against Cancer
- Pretzel Pickers on the job
- Mini-golf tournament at Krape Park
- Pretzel City 5K run
- New Pre-Columbian gold objects at Freeport Art Museum
- “Cinderella” at Summerset
- Book discussion at Generations Brewing Company
- The week ahead…
- Music on Chicago
- “Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars” at Winneshiek Playhouse.
- Summer Reading Pro...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors interviews Freeport Concert Band Secretary Kelsey Rosenstein about the summer concert series at Krape Park.
- Hydrant flushing
- Music on Chicago
- Tour for Cancer
- Winneshiek Playhouse events
- Lena-Winslow student in National Spelling Bee
- Summer Reading program at the Freeport Public Library
- Summer Art Camps at the Freeport Art Museum
- CPR classes at YMCA
- Native American Celebration Day
- Jo Daviess County Senior Expo
- How old is the old oak?
- The week ahead…
- Freeport Art Museum’s Friday social media series
- Cub Foods Brat Stand
- Farmers’ Markets
- Community B...
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