Meridian is in the heart of the Treasure Valley in southwestern Idaho, with an elevation of 794 meters. Sixteen kilometers east of the city center is the state capital, Boise.
Dairy farmers and Culver’s in Baxter celebrated National Dairy Month with a cow-milking contest at Culver’s featuring Princess Kay of the Milky Way. The June 16 event was sponsored by the Crow Wing County Dairy Association, Culver’s, Crow Wing County Farm Bureau and the Brainerd FFA.