FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel speaks with Brian Caldwell of AutoSmart Classic Car Sales and Consignment at the former location of the Stephenson County Visitors Center on Route 20 just east of Freeport.

1. City utilities update
   1. Road work
   2. Burchard water tower repainting
2. Cruise Night returns
3. Lincoln Douglas 5K
4. VOICES half-price sale
5. Stephenson County Crime Stop presentation
6. Stuff the Bus at Walmart
7. City of Freeport 2025 photo contest
8. The week ahead…
   1. Music on Debate Square
   2. Music on the Patio
   3. Cub Foods brat stand
   4. Paws for Reading

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 visits with the folks at Drake Farm about their delicious sweet corn.

1. City roadwork update
2. Downtown demolition planned
3. Public school registration reminders
4. Stephenson County Health Department offering free back-to-school physicals
5. Lifelong Learning at HCC
6. A bloomin’ great visit
7. Music Under the Stars Pop Concert
8. Passport to the Past
9. Thank you for the flowers!
10. The week ahead…
    1. Music at Debate Square
    2. Music on Chicago
    3. Cub Foods Brat Stand
    4. National Night Out
    5. “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.

1. Walnut Acres news
2. City roadwork update
3. Stephenson County Fair
4. Stephenson County Health Department offering free back-to-school physicals
5. Second-grader conducts at Music Under the Stars
6. Mort’s Bar and Grill hosts dinner theatre
7. National Night Out
8. New kayak launch at Tutty’s Crossing
9. Dean’s List announced at Highland Community College
10. Become a Certified Food Protection Manager
11. Music on Chicago
12. UV Safety Month
13. News from our public radio partner WNJI in DeKalb
14. The week ahead…
    1. Cub Brat Stand
    2. Ways to cool off quickly

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.

1. City news
2. Street closures update
3. Electronic Recycling Event this Saturday
4. Shawn Boldt elected VP of Illinois Trustees Association
5. New towing law – generic photo of car being towed
6. Black bear sightings in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties
7. Pool-A-Palooza at Read Park this Saturday
8. Annual Butterfly Festival
9. Current exhibit at the Freeport Art Museum closing after Saturday
10. German Valley Days
11. Nice to see y’all!
12. The week ahead…
    1. Music on Debate Square
    2. Cub Foods Brat Stand
    3. Truckload peaches sale
    4. FHN Healthy Heart Hustle 5K
    5. Music Under the Stars Concert
    6. Main Street USA presentation at Library

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews Kate Boyer, Executive Manager for the Stephenson County Fair.

1. Street closures update
2. Stephenson County Fair
3. FHN Community Health Needs Assessment
4. Ticked off about ticks?
5. Disaster Preparedness event
6. Master Gardeners can answer home gardening questions
7. The week ahead…
   1. Music on Debate Square
   2. Music on the Patio
   3. Tutty Baker – including FREEPOD!
   4. Cub Foods Brat Stand
   5. FHN Healthy Heart Hustle 5K