A podcast bringing you the latest news from Freeport, Illinois.
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. Tree removal throughout Freeport parks 13. The week ahead… CINDERELLA at HCC Cub Foods Brat Stand Farmers Markets...
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 in Freeport as well as one in Lena. Freeport Concert Band performance on Sunday...
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 Program begins. Cub Foods Brat Stand Farmers Markets Shoe Sensat...
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 Block Party at King Community Campus Stephenson County 4-H ...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors speaks with Kim Sigafus about the Celebration of Native Americans coming up on Saturday, June 7.
Route 20 news City public meetings Utility rate increase with audio from Citizens Utility Board Four cousins lead repeat to repeat NIC-10 boys tennis title Cop on a Rooftop Two Freeporters among region’s 25 Most Interesting People How old is the old oak? The week ahead… Memorial Day parade Senior Resource Center events Cub Foods brat stand
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel talks with Mike Schindler of Classic Cinemas about the movie business.
Highland Community College service awards Highland Commencement Keynote speaker New student registration at FSD145 International Museum Day in the County Stephenson County Historical Society plant sale County Fair books available New member of YWCA La Voz Latina team Chainlink Cyclist rides Look at the stars! FREEPOD thanks 100 Women Who Care Cub Foods brat stand
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel talks with Freeport Mayor Jodi Miller, City Manager Rob Boyer, and Chief of Police Chris Shenberger about their recent State of the City report.
1. PFAS in City water 2. Other City news 3. Small businesses recognized 4. Stephenson County Farmers Market opens 5. Annual World Migratory Day 6. Musical comedy at Freeport High School 7. League of Women Voters presentation 8. Winefest 2025 9. The week ahead… County Board Members conversation Community Clean-Up Day FFHS Plant and Garden sale Cub Foods Brat Stand...
Tim Connors chatting with three winning Pretzel students – Paityn London, Mya Ortiz, and Tristan Peterson – about their successes both in the classroom and their extracurricular activities.
Freeport breaks record for world’s largest human pretzel image Highland Community College news U.S. 20 road work Community Clean-Up Day REAL ID deadline is May 7 Regional Juried Exhibition at Freeport Art Museum Freeport Art Museum 50th Anniversary social media series Chainlink Cyclist rides begin again Car Show at Union Dairy The week ahead… Dial M for Murder at the Lindo Pretzel City Wine Fest Farmers Market opening YMCA fundraiser Highland Community College Fundraiser...
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel speaks with Andrea Schultz-Winter and Nicole Haas of the Greater Freeport Partnership about business development and Freeport community events.
1. City news – wells and trees 2. HCC funding update 3. Stephenson County Restaurant Week 4. New K-9 officer 5. HCC Foundation Celebration 2025 6. Jersey Mike’s opens 7. Historical Society Museum tree wins Tree of the Month 8. Another Spring gardening update 9. YMCA annual fundraiser 10. Drug Take Back Day 11. NAACP Community Resident Meeting 12. Pretzel Fest is this Saturday! 13. The week ahead… Arbor Day Celebration HCC free Big Band Concert Salvation Army Family Night beginning Cub Food Brat ...
FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews Tim Connors about Polka Fest on Saturday, April 26th.
City news: EV chargers, more LED streetlights, and more Record-Breaking History planned for Pretzel City, USA Pretzel Fest next Saturday Program on rank choice voting Freeport recognized by WorldAtlas Carroll County Farm Bureau Young Leaders help reduce food insecurity Salvation Army Family Night Arbor Day celebration at Krape Park FHN nurse Laura Mack recognized Rawleigh products sale Earth Day Easter Egg hunts The week ahead… Indivisible Cub Food Brat Stand...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors interviews Jaime Elliott of the Winneshiek Players about their plans for the next theatre season.
1. Miller wins mayoral race 2. New downtown businesses 3. Freeport after school program faces funding uncertainty 4. Pretzel Fest nears 5. New car dealership open at former Visitors’ Center 6. HCC music concert 7. Farm Bureau Allies in Agriculture 8. Trout fishing season opens 9. Book Nook sale 10. Foraging program at Library 11. The week ahead… Cub Foods Brat Stand Stephenson County Home Show Garden of quilts Quilt Show Tax preparation help...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors chats with reps from the Greater Freeport Partnership and Mike Marten of Mort’s Bar and Grill about Pretzel Fest and Polka Fest coming up Saturday, April 26th.
County Board updates Farm Bureau offers Rural Nurse scholarships Rural Nurse Practitioner Scholarships Spring yard prep Aspiring Artists at Freeport Art Museum It’s Showtime! Welcome, Grasshopper’s! The week ahead… Underground Railroad exhibit at Library Farm Bureau Run Jimmy Nick concert Tax prep
Tune in as FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors visits with Sarah Long, Artistic Director of Studio 121 dance in Freeport, which offers classes in ballet, modern, and pointe technique.
Highland Community College terminates head basketball coach Luke Norman Info on local ICE activities United Way fundraising dinner Grasshopper’s now open Coffee and Crumbs Bakery now open Concert at the Masonic Temple Stephenson County Home Show Freeport Park District facility and shelter rate changing Second Chances reentry simulation Next Classic Film Series: Sixteen Candles Stephenson County Historical Society annual dinner Bruce Johnson Memorial Run New fitness class at Senior Resource Cente...
FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Tim Connors visits with Elisha Walker, Executive Director of Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency about how they help families find and access federal support in a wide variety of areas.
