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The Town of La Conner opened a cooling station at its fire station on Chilberg Road Tuesday afternoon, offering area residents a relief from the week's weather. It is open 12-5 p.m. through Friday or as long as the high temperature persist, said Town Administrator Scott Thomas.

Skagit County and state of Washington health department issued news releases Monday and Tuesday, the state’s headline reading “Extreme heat expected through the week” with predicted daytime temperatures in the 90s or over 100 degrees in some places. A Heat Advisory is in effect in western parts of the state from the Nat...