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Mt. Morris hosts fall fun at Let Freedom Ring Committee’s festival

Emersyn Stauffer, 3, tosses a bean bag at a target at one of the kid's game offered by the Evangelical Church of Mt. Morris during Let Freedom Ring's Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The downtown event also included a car show and trunk or treat.

Emersyn Stauffer, 3, tosses a bean bag at a target at one of the kids' games offered by the Evangelical Church of Mt. Morris during Let Freedom Ring's Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The downtown event also included a car show and trunk or treat. (Earleen Hinton)

By Earleen Hinton - Shaw Local News Network correspondent

Downtown Mt. Morris offered the annual Let Freedom Ring Committee’s Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12.

Events included a Penny Carnival, hosted by the Evangelical Free Church of Mt. Morris, a craft show, costume parade, pumpkin carving contest, and trunk or treat.

Azrael Slattery, 2, checked out the big Mt. Morris fire engine during Let Freedom Ring's Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The downtown event included a trunk or treat event, car show and kids' games.

Azrael Slattery, 2, checked out the big Mt. Morris fire engine during Let Freedom Ring's Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The downtown event included a trunk or treat event, car show and kids' games. (Earleen Hinton)

The Kalnins family visited Melissa Rojas and her pup as they got some treats from the Mt. Morris Senior & Community Center during Let Freedom Ring's Fall Family Festival trunk or treat on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The downtown event also included a car show and kids' games..

The Kalnins family visited Melissa Rojas and her pup as they got some treats from the Mt. Morris Senior & Community Center during Let Freedom Ring's Fall Family Festival trunk or treat on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The downtown event also included a car show and kids' games. (Earleen Hinton)

Mt. Morris' Fall Family Festival included a trunk or treat on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The event was sponsored by Let Freedom Ring and the Evangelical Church of Mt. Morris.

Mt. Morris' Fall Family Festival included a trunk or treat on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. The event was sponsored by Let Freedom Ring and the Evangelical Church of Mt. Morris. (Earleen Hinton)

Emersyn Stauffer, 3, came dressed as a spider to the Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 in downtown Mt. Morris. The kids' games were sponsored by the Evangelical Church of Mt. Morris. The downtown event also included a car show and trunk or treat.

Emersyn Stauffer, 3, came dressed as a spider to the Fall Family Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in downtown Mt. Morris. The kids' games were sponsored by the Evangelical Church of Mt. Morris. The downtown event also included a car show and trunk or treat. (Earleen Hinton)

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Earleen Hinton

Earleen Hinton - Shaw Local News Network correspondent

Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.