Photo: Summer dish and salad at Graze Cafe. Video: At Graze Cafe, you can enjoy delicious food and feel good about eating it. | Jordan Wood, EastIdahoNews.com

REXBURG — The Graze Cafe in Rexburg offers fresh foods and an amazing atmosphere that will make you want to stay and graze all day!

Victoria Ramirez owns the cafe and runs the newly established location at 76 W 2nd S in Rexburg. She is helped by family and friends who make the environment warm and welcoming.

The cafe prides itself on fresh, nutrient-dense menu items, and we had the pleasure of trying a few of them!

The first dish we tried was a summer dish and salad. The salad was topped with raspberries, poppy seeds, fresh fetta cheese, pistachios and cranberries. This salad is also served with fresh sourdough bread.

“We do…fresh fruit always,” said Ramirez.

The second dish was the truffle parmesan fries, which are air-fried and topped with truffle parmesan salt. They are served with ranch that is made in-house.

“They are air-fried, so you feel healthier about eating them,” said Ramirez.

The third dish was the Caprese sandwich, which has tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, basil, balsamic vinaigrette and pesto.

The sandwich was very fresh and organic! In fact, “95% of everything is organic” according to Ramirez.

The last dish we tried was the seasonal sandwich. This season the sandwich has peaches on it, melted in with a specialty cheese and topped with arugula. The sandwich was inspired by a trip Ramirez took to Italy with her family.

“We always have people say ‘peaches in a sandwich, it sounds so weird’ but it is amazing,” said Ramirez.

The Graze Cafe has a brick-and-mortar location at 76 West 2nd South and a food truck nearby at 435 A Street No. 3616.

Its hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

To learn more about the cafe and the dishes it serves, check it out on Instagram.

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Idaho state governor, Brad Little, announced Thursday that the Idaho State Police (ISP) have agreed to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the 287(g) program to transport illegal alien criminals from Idaho, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

The program allows ICE to assign state and local law enforcement the authority to use certain immigration procedures. Procedures will be used with the direction of ICE, under a signed agreement.

“Idaho is stepping up to help the Trump administration transport dangerous illegal alien criminals to ICE facilities instead of being released back into our communities. These are people who pose the greatest danger to Idaho families. Idaho has taken many steps to increase our coordination with the Trump administration in the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws, and I want to further strengthen our state’s partnership with President Trump to help address the national emergency posed by years of reckless border policies under the Biden-Harris administration,” Little explained.

The state will only target those who have been convicted of a crime and are finishing their sentence at local jails.

Frequently, when an illegal criminal is released from jail, ICE does not have the resources needed to transport them to a facility for deportation which leads to criminals being let back into local communities. ISP will be authorized to transport up to 100 criminals over the next 12 months to a detention facility in Jefferson County.

With more dangerous criminals, ICE is allowed to transport them to out-of-state facilities.

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MERIDIAN, Idaho — Meridian Mayor Robert Simison took to the stage Wednesday to address his community in the annual State of the City. He outlined his vision for Idaho’s second-largest city, emphasizing investment in public safety, transportation, and economic development amid the rapid growth in Meridian Neighborhoods.

“We have been taking steps to address these issues where possible, with my direction of reducing or holding our spending flat on discretionary expenses over the last several years. Yet expenses continue to grow, and the revenues aren’t able to keep up,” said Mayor Simison.

96th annual Meridian Dairy Days returns to Storey Park

Transportation remains a top concern, as the Linder Road Overpass project breaks ground, Eagle Road is expecting slower speeds in the fall, and ITD continues progress on Highway 16.

With over 4,500 new residents in 2024, Simison is looking to strengthen public safety departments. He proposed a levy for the November ballot to fund police recruitment, firefighter positions, and new in-house prosecution services.

“If we are going to attract the best talent from the start and retain the people who we have made huge investments in the Meridian Police Department, we need to increase the wages to our sworn officers,” said Mayor Simison.

The public safety levy needs to be approved by Meridian’s City Council before voters can see it on their ballot in November. Mayor Simison says the community will have the chance to weigh in on the levy’s details in the coming months.

On the economic front, Meridian reports adding over 1,800 jobs last year, with average wages rising nearly 5%. Simison also outlined a bold vision to make the city Idaho’s healthcare education hub, citing investments from Grand Canyon University and Idaho State University.

Closing his speech, Simison stressed the importance of investing in youth, businesses, and infrastructure to ensure Meridian’s continued success.

“As we look to the future, we will see the need for more transportation projects, rising costs, and shrinking revenue. We will also see growing healthcare needs, public safety challenges, legislative changes, and more. When that happens, I will say “Challenge Accepted,” said Mayor Simison.