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The museum features exhibits on Skagit County's heritage and early life from the mountains to the sea.

Shops, restaurants, and farm stands are located nearby. Details at scadgett County.net slash museum.

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Good afternoon from the KUOW Newsroom.

This is Seattle now. I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories. It's Thursday, October 9th.

As we end today, no federal troops are deployed in the Northwest, but they're on standby to go to Portland pending a court order.

Here in Seattle, law enforcement is business as usual,

but lawmakers are making plans in case President Trump sets his sights on Seattle.

Congresswoman Pramilla Gaiapal spoke to constituents at a town hall yesterday

and sought to reassure residents that local leaders have a plan.

What I do want you to know is that we local leaders have a plan.

What I do want you to know is that we are ready here in Seattle.

We are ready in Washington State.

I have been coordinating very closely with the mayor, with the Attorney General, with the governor.

We are all ready.

The Seattle Democrat says President Trump's military occupation of cities is illegal,

and she called on residents to prepare to protest peacefully.

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