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The days of lining up for the evening paper are gone. All over the country, local news is becoming harder to find. A group of Boyne City residents want to change that. -
![Three aging culverts in the Jordan River watershed will be replaced with timber bridges this fall. The culverts obstruct the river's flow, preventing certain species from passing upstream and threatening road safety during rain events. "We'll see a natural stream dimension return," said Kimberly Balke, program director at the Conservation Resource Alliance. "We won't have [a] huge impoundment area that's full of muck. ... That single culvert is acting like a dam, really, for how undersized it is." (Photo: Conservation Resource Alliance)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3bac02a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+111/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Fbf%2F91c6be40465da4247412f28deff6%2Fdji-0236.jpg)
Three aging culverts will be removed — two of which are the last human-made obstructions on main stem of the Jordan River. -
The nonprofit Michigan Community Capital is hoping to see two proposals become a reality in Charlevoix County's biggest municipality. -
On Lake Charlevoix, a landowner is seeking permits to build a controversial boathouse. But conflicts arise where public waters meet private property. -
On Lake Charlevoix, a landowner is seeking permits to build a controversial boathouse. But conflicts arise where public waters meet private property.
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![Three aging culverts in the Jordan River watershed will be replaced with timber bridges this fall. The culverts obstruct the river's flow, preventing certain species from passing upstream and threatening road safety during rain events. "We'll see a natural stream dimension return," said Kimberly Balke, program director at the Conservation Resource Alliance. "We won't have [a] huge impoundment area that's full of muck. ... That single culvert is acting like a dam, really, for how undersized it is." (Photo: Conservation Resource Alliance)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2cc8f8b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1141+0+111/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Fbf%2F91c6be40465da4247412f28deff6%2Fdji-0236.jpg)
