With an excessive heat watch in the area issued, a cooling station will be opened on Charleston’s West Side. Step by Step will operate a cooling station at the Kanawha Dreamers Family Resource Center at 1401 Fourth Ave., according to a news release from the group. The cooling station will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. through Friday, June 17. Hours will be extended, depending on the need. Water and ice will be available.