FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews Dr. Jack Herrmann, Clinical Associate Professor in Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois-Champagne, who also has a Master’s degree in public health. He has served as a Congressional Science Fellow in the U.S. Senate office of Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, where he developed public health policy related to dietary supplements, genetically engineered organisms, and public health workforce development.

1. New water well for Freeport
2. What do you need to do in your garden in July?
3. A peach of a deal
4. Garbage Rates Frozen
5. Childhood vaccinations and measles
6. School physicals
7. Registration open for 2024-2025 school year
8. Franchise agreement with Comcast
9. Farmers markets
10. Music Under the Stars Patriotic Concert
11. Sign up for FREEPOD on a podcast platform
12. The week ahead…
    1. Music on Debate Square 6:30 tonight, June 27th
    2. FHN Gran Fonda Bike Ride Against Cancer this Saturday, June 29
    3. Freeport fireworks in July

Shary Gibson interviews Margaret Larson, University of Illinois County Extension Director serving Stephenson, Jo Daviess, and Winnebago counties, about the many services and events available through Extension.

1. Waste Water Treatment Plant groundbreaking
2. Roadwork update
3. Gran Fonda Bike Ride Against Cancer
4. Dessert With Dad at Krape Park
5. VOICES Garden Walk Fundraiser
6. Walnut Acres star rating
7. Juneteenth celebration
   1. FREEPOD host Tim Connors with a short interview
8. Pretzel City 5K
9. The week ahead…
   1. 3rd Ward cleanup today, 20 June, 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
   2. Music on Debate Square featuring Kendra Swanson tonight, June 20, at 6:30
   3. Music Under the Stars Sunday, June 23
   4. Brats and Burger Night at the Boys and Girls Club of Freeport and Stephenson County, Thursday June 27

FREEPOD host Becky Connors of TimBeck2 interviews Nicky Arn, President of the Freeport Concert Band.

1. Father’s Day 2024 – ideas to celebrate

a. Golf, mini-golf

b. Rides on the Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad of Freeport

c. Movies at the Lindo Theatre

2. United Way Day of Action

3. Oakdale Tabernacle update

4. New business: Bespoke tailoring

5. New Fire Department equipment

6. Benefits of Trees

7. Freeport Park District Executive Director leaving

8. 2024 Music Under the Stars begins Sunday

9. Until next week…

a. June is Dairy Month and Stephenson County is the second largest dairy producing county in Illinois

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel interviews The Computer Tutor Ed Alderman for tips on how to avoid getting caught in email scams.

1. Timber Industries for woody landscape debris
2. FACC expands, moves location
3. The musical BEAUTIFUL comes to HCC
4. Freeport Student Garden accepts SNAP and Link Match Programs
5. Summer EBT/SUN Bucks for groceries for low-income families
6. Bird flu and you
7. A word or two about raw milk
8. The week ahead…
   1. Healthy Kids Day and FHN Health Fair 2024
   2. Music on Chicago
   3. Next week’s in-depth interview with Computer Tutor Ed Alderman

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel conducts our first in-depth interview with Jessica Modica, Executive Director of the Freeport Art Museum, for just over 15 minutes about their exciting plans for the future of the museum.

1. Storm aftermath
2. Pretzels boys’ baseball team loses in semifinal game
3. The cicadas are here!
4. Cicada weekend!
5. Freeport Public Library Summer Reading Program begins
6. Small Town Heroes
7. Food Fight for Cancer
8. Theatre adds alcoholic beverages to theatre refreshments
9. Highland Community College International Athlete Diego Yepez Sosa
10. Migratory bird support
11. The week ahead…
    1. Community Forum with Mayor, County Board Chair, and Township Supervisor
    2. NAACP program on racial healing
    3. Music on Chicago returns!
    4. Tutty Baker Festival coming in July
    5. FREEPOD in-depth interviews begin next Tuesday, June 4th