FREEPOD and TimBeck2 hosts Tim Connors and Becky Connors and FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel recall highlights of their 2025 interviews.

1. Miller appointed to national position
2. City update on EV chargers
3. HCC President receives recognition
4. Pearl City Elevator and Stephenson Service merge
5. Propane tank tips for winter
6. Freeport High School speech team posts wins
7. Icicles are pretty, but….
8. Two Freeport businesses closing
9. Deadline extended for Marketplace health insurance enrollment
10. FACC now a site for UIC residency training
11. AT&T ending landlines in Illinois
12. Girls Scouts receive grant
13. Former Freeport student hits Broadway
14. Reminder: REAL ID needed for some activities in 2026
15. Feed the birds
16. We miss The Red Apple Tree too!
17. The week ahead…
    1. Vote for your favorite tree at the FHN Festival of Trees at the Library
    2. Christmas tree trivia

FREEPOD and TimBeck2 host Becky Connors visits with LaFrancine Baker about Kwanzaa.

1. City news
   1. Re-Fresh bulk trash program continues in 2026
   2. Snow removal parking reminder
2. Partnership Cash makes a great gift!
3. Temporary break coming in ComEd pricing
4. Lady Pretzels atop the NIC-10
5. Deadline near for HCC Spring registration
6. HCC Call for Entries in Juried Art Exhibit
7. Freeport Art Museum receives grant
8. Spring 2026 Art Explorers registration open
9. Pesticide Applicator Training begins
10. Annual Christmas Bird Count
11. Smart salting tips
12. Freeport area Posada celebration
13. Bells are still ringing!
14. Holiday movie at Winneshiek Playhouse
15. Family history as a holiday gift
16. Holiday decorations to enjoy from your car!
17. The week ahead…
    1. Luminaria Night
    2. FHN Community Festival of Trees

Freepod Host Tim Connors sits down with John and Kate from Freeport Martial Arts to talk about what they have to offer Pretzel City. Freeport Martial Arts is in its third of operation and offers classes for adults and children in jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts, and women's self-defense.

1. Winter is here!

2. Strategic Plan and Budget approved for Freeport

3. Freeport has a Sister City!

4. Park District news

1. Oakdale and winter equipment rental
2. Santa comes to Krape Park
3. New Park District website

5. Hanukkah begins this weekend

6. Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is champion sponsor for Dolly Parton reading project

7. Get Fit registration opens

8. Salvation Army Angel Walk

9. Tech tips for seniors

10. The week ahead…

1. Paws to Read and Santa at the Library
2. Letters to Santa
3. Trans-Siberian Tribute concert

FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel visits with local history author Ed Finch and Sharon Welton, director of the Stephenson County Historical Society Museum about Charles Guiteau, featured in a the new Netflix series Death by Lightning.

1. City news
   1. Leaf pickup will continue
2. Freeport business awarded grants
3. Lena-Winslow football team wins 1A state championship
4. Lena Christmas Parade and Celebration
5. New fundraising initiative for United Way
6. This "nasty, hard-to-kill virus" is early this year
7. School funding from the State
8. Music sounds strong at FSD 145
9. FHN collects letters to Santa
10. Support children who’ve lost parents to gun violence
11. Salvation Army needs your help
12. Rockford interchange finalized
13. The week ahead…
    1. FHN Holiday Classic Movie
    2. Tickets still available for several holiday productions
    3. Victorian Christmas Tea
    4. Stories with Santa
    5. Safe winter driving reminders

Next Tuesday, FREEPOD host Alan Wenzel visits with local resident Larry Feiner about building memories with family and friends through outdoor activities.

1. City news
   1. South Street improvements
   2. Safety Action Plan
   3. Snow removal reminders
2. Pretzel City Transit Changes
3. Trans-Siberian Christmas concert
4. Highland Distinguished Alumni
5. South Street CVS closes
6. Giving Tuesday
7. Store your driver’s license on your phone
8. Winneshiek Playhouse presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
9. Freeport High School grad on Baltimore Ravens
10. FHN receives recognition
11. Farm Bureau bus trip to Chicago
12. Consumer energy costs slowed
13. Hope Wins selected by 100 Women Who Care
14. Victorian Christmas Tea
15. Should you warm up your car before driving?
16. The week ahead…
    1. Community Festival of Trees
    2. Classic Movie at Lindo Theatre
    3. THE MESSIAH at HCC
    4. Biggest pumpkin pie ever