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Good morning — welcome to issue eighty-three. Today is sunny and in the mid-80s: the National Weather Service has Meridian at 86, Idaho News 6 has the Boise area at 85, so plan for the mid-80s either way. Friday is the last hot day before Saturday drops to the 60s. Inside: a warning about fake deputies phoning Ada County residents, what next year's health-insurance premiums look like and when you can shop, a short list of things to put on the calendar (a Renaissance Faire, a cookie class, a free health fair), the forecast, and a trivia question about where Meridian keeps its history. Know someone who'd like this in their inbox? Share the Scoop →. Let's get into it.
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🏙️ Trivia: Meridian keeps a lot of its past in one room at City Hall, including old school records and a book of every Ada County homesteader from 1917. The group of residents who gathered that collection and founded the city's history center did it in which year: 1966, 1986, or 2006? (Answer at the bottom.)
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Events
This is a thin week for brand-new Meridian events, because most of what's on this week has already had a turn in recent issues. So here's the weekend's big one, one class and one free fair for next week, and three dates further out worth marking now. Everything below is in Meridian.
Saturday–Sunday, October 10–11
🏰 Idaho Renaissance Faire — "Festival of Fools" — 10 a.m.–5 p.m. both days per the main Facebook listing; ticket prices aren't published there · 📍 Treasure Valley Rodeo grounds, 6054 W. Cherry Lane · Two days of costumes, vendors and booths (one listing even has an author signing novels). Check the Facebook page for tickets and parking before you go. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Saturday, October 10
🍪 Halloween Cookie Decorating Class — noon; space is limited, so sign up through the link on the event page (price and end time aren't listed) · 📍 Cooks & Books Co., 2951 E. Overland Rd. Ste. 110 · A baking class with a pumpkin-and-ghost theme. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Wednesday, October 14
🩺 LEARN Health and Resource Fair — 10 a.m.–12:45 p.m. (cost not listed; we'd call ahead to confirm it's open to everyone) · 📍 The Pointe at Meridian, 3123 S. Titanium Ave. · A resource fair aimed at health and community services. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Saturday, October 24
🎉 Valkyrie Arms Training Grand Opening — 3–9 p.m.; cost not listed · 📍 272 SW 5th #400 · Local vendors, food, a car show, a live band and tours of the facility's interactive simulation room. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Saturday, October 31
🎃 Harvest Festival & Trunk-or-Treat — 4–7 p.m., free · 📍 Calvary Chapel Meridian, 3600 W. Nelis Dr. · A church-hosted Halloween alternative with games, candy, food, rides and inflatables. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Saturday, November 7
⛳ Foster Care Holiday Party at Topgolf — 9 a.m.–noon; ticket details aren't listed · 📍 Topgolf Meridian, 1050 S. Silverstone Way · The Margie Barilla Foundation's holiday gathering, benefiting children in foster care and survivors of human trafficking. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
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Weather
✅ NO WEATHER ALERTS showed in the National Weather Service forecast (updated Tuesday afternoon) or in Idaho News 6's Boise-area forecast.
Wednesday, Meridian:
86°F
Overnight low around 50°F
Sunny with light and variable wind. Sunrise is about 7:48 a.m. and sunset about 7:16 p.m. The NWS number for Meridian is 86; Idaho News 6's Boise-area strip has 85, so this time the two agree within a degree. Plan for the mid-80s.
The week ahead (NWS Meridian): Thursday sunny and 86 with a low near 51, Friday sunny and 88 (the warmest day of the stretch) with a low near 47, then the drop: Saturday mostly sunny with a high of 64. Sunday night has a 30% chance of showers with a low near 39, Monday's high is 59 with a 20% chance of showers after noon, and Tuesday tops out around 57. Patchy fog is possible midweek. If you've been putting off the jacket, Saturday is the day.
News
A short board today: two fresh stories we can stand behind, both countywide or statewide rather than strictly Meridian. We'd rather run two good ones than pad.
Fake deputies are calling Ada County — here's the script
The Ada County Sheriff's Office is warning about a rise in phone scams in which the caller pretends to be a deputy. The countywide notice doesn't single out Meridian, but the calls go to whatever number the scammer dials, so assume your phone is in range. According to Idaho News 6, the callers aim to sound official and to rush you, then claim you owe money for something like missed jury duty, an unpaid citation, a problem with electronic monitoring, or an outstanding warrant.
The red flags are the same each time: pressure to act right now, and a request for money or personal information. The Sheriff's Office says scammers ask for payment by gift card, prepaid debit card, wire transfer, cryptocurrency, apps such as Venmo, Cash App or Zelle, or even cash in the mail. The line to remember, in the office's words: "Police will never demand payment over the phone or threaten arrest over unpaid fines." If you've been contacted, hang up and call the Sheriff's non-emergency line at 208-377-3790. And mention it to a parent or grandparent today — the office is asking neighbors to talk about these schemes before someone loses money.
Source: Idaho News 6, published Oct. 6.
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Fake-deputy scam calls are on the rise in Ada County. Has one reached you?
Idaho health premiums rise 12% in 2027; enrollment opens Oct. 15
If you buy your own health insurance in Idaho, or your small employer does, next year costs more. State regulators have finalized 2027 rates, and premiums for individual and small-group plans will rise 12% on average, according to Idaho News 6. It's a statewide item, but it lands on a lot of Meridian households, including self-employed neighbors and small-business owners.
The state's reinsurance waiver softens the blow: it will cut 2027 premiums by 16%, compared with 18% in 2026 and 20% in 2025. Open enrollment for coverage starting Jan. 1 runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 15, with more than 143 medical plans and 22 dental plans on offer through Your Health Idaho. Tax credits and savings are available only through the state marketplace, so shop there first. You can browse at yourhealthidaho.org or call 855-944-3246.
Source: Idaho News 6, published Oct. 6.
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Trivia answer: 1986. According to the Idaho Press, Meridian residents founded the city's history center in 1986 after collecting historic items, and it now sits at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Its collection includes all the surviving school records, research for a doctorate on the school district, an atlas built from the original late-1880s survey map, and a 1917 book listing every Ada County homesteader by township, lot and claim number. The Idaho Press listed its hours as 1–3 p.m. Monday through Friday back in 2019, so call City Hall before you go dig through your street's past. (Source: Idaho Press, Sept. 24, 2019.)
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