Michigan health leaders confirm Kent County resident as state's 1st 2025 West Nile death

Michigan DNR proposes new season to catch Great Lakes region's largest fish, lake sturgeon

Small-town Michigan library holds funeral for tortoise lost in fire

<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2025/08/21/michigan-west-nile-virus-death-2025-kent-county/85760178007/">Michigan health leaders confirm Kent County resident as state's 1st 2025 West Nile death</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/08/19/michigan-dnr-great-lakes-lake-sturgeon-prehistoric/85727050007/">Michigan DNR proposes new season to catch Great Lakes region's largest fish, lake sturgeon</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/john-carlisle/2025/08/21/ogemaw-east-branch-library-fire-prescott-tortoise-libby-funeral/84609168007/">Small-town Michigan library holds funeral for tortoise lost in fire</a>

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