Articles by Isabella Vanderheiden

September 2025

SORRY NOT SORRY! LoCO Succumbed to $1.50 Hot Dog Temptation on Opening Day of the Eureka Costco’s Brand New Food Court

A Big New Parking Lot in the Bottoms? Cal Poly Humboldt Hopes to Ease its Parking Woes By Building 200+ New Spaces Across Town

‘Holy Cow!’: Eureka Council Intimidated By State Housing Mandate; Plus: Blue Lake Rancheria Looks to Revamp Dock B

August 2025

150,000 Acres of Six Rivers National Forest Wilderness Could Lose Protection if Trump Administration Rescinds Roadless Rule

Eureka City Council Approves Letter Urging CalPERS to Divest From Companies Invested in the ‘Genocide of Palestinian People’

A Mini Cascadia Quake? What the 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake of 1954 Reveals About the ‘Big One’

Sequoia Park Zoo Black Bear Ishūng Has Dropped 100 Pounds and Learned to Love Green Bell Peppers (But She Still Hates Beets)

Eureka City Council Narrowly Approves New Rules for Stolen Shopping Carts, Despite Concerns for Businesses Impacted by Theft

TODAY IN SUPES: Board OKs ‘Dark Sky’ Rules to Limit Light Pollution in Unincorporated Humboldt

Longtime Painter, Aspiring Muralist Aimée Woods Brings New Life to Long-Barren Retaining Wall in Eureka’s Pine Hill Neighborhood

Step Aside, Ponies! Kinetic Sculptures Are Taking Over the Ferndale Racetrack at This Year’s Humboldt County Fair

‘It’s Going to Be a Spectacular Experience’: State Sen. McGuire Talks Community Benefits, Public Safety and Wildfire Mitigation on the Great Redwood Trail at Annual Town Hall

At Virtual Public Meeting Last Night, PG&E Officials Outline Next Steps for Eel River Dam Removal

What’s Next for Eel River Dam Removal? Find Out at Today’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting!

CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Advances New Rules for Stolen Shopping Carts, OKs Rate Increase for Trash Pick-Up, and More!

Kneeland School District Shifts to Year-Round Schedule to Combat Learning Loss Among Students

We Got Panicky Alerts and Wacky Flood Maps. So How Do We Improve Humboldt County’s Tsunami Warning System?

July 2025

Trump Administration Rescinds Designated Offshore Wind Project Areas; Existing Lease Areas — Including Humboldt — Will Likely Not Be Affected

‘Promote, Protect, Preserve’: Meet the Old Town Stewards, Eureka’s Small But Mighty Team of Volunteers

‘Let’s Do This the Right Way’: Great Redwood Trail Agency Adopts a New Approach to Illegal Camping, Dumping Along the Defunct Railroad

Humboldt Supervisors OK Potter Valley Water Diversion Plan, Paving the Way for Eel River Dam Removal

Looking to Expand Access to Opioid Treatment, SoHum Health Seeks Participants in Clinical Trial

Honsal Says Humboldt Hasn’t Received New DOJ Demand for the Immigration Status of California Inmates, But Adds His Office Won’t Comply

COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka OKs $8.2 Million for New Operations Complex; Gulch Greenway Ordinance Clears Final Hurdle

BREAKING: Avelo Airlines is Leaving Humboldt County, Closing Its Base in Burbank

COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Approves Increased Fees for Sewer Lateral Repairs; Bayside Village Welcomes Previously Unhoused Residents to Long-Awaited Transitional Housing

‘Tell Avelo to Go to Hell’: Eureka Residents Applaud City Council Decision to Boycott Airline Over ICE Deportation Flights

WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Butler Fire Quadruples in Size to 966 Acres, With No Containment; Minimal Growth Reported on Bridge and Red Fires

CHP Corrects the Record on Last Week’s Incident Involving a Local Man Being Bitten by an Injured Bear

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Grows to 233 Acres With Zero Containment, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations; Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Bridge Fire Near Alderpoint

Jacket Fire Prompts Evacuations Near Forks of Salmon in Siskiyou County

Local Man Hospitalized After Trying to Help a Severely Injured Black Bear That He Struck With His Vehicle on Highway 299

June 2025

What Should We Do With the Eureka Slough Bridges? Your Thoughts May Shape Their Fate

(AUDIO) First 5 Humboldt’s New Podcast Provides Local Families, Caregivers With Tools and Tips for Raising Healthy Kids

Humboldt Planning Commission Unanimously Approves Plans for ‘Magical’ McKinleyville Housing Project

Are Humboldt’s Ma-le’l Dunes Still at Risk Despite Changes to Federal Land-Sale Bill?

INTERVIEW: Joe Davis on His Return as Hoopa Valley Tribal Chairman, One Year After Controversial Ouster

NEIGH NAY! State Board Rejects Last-Ditch Effort to Save Horse Racing in Ferndale

Massive Cyber Attack on Distributor Prompts Food Shortages at Grocery Chains, Including Some Humboldt Stores

Humboldt Supervisors Check Out Draft Plans for New Sempervirens Facility

NEW CRITTER ALERT! Sequoia Park Zoo Announces Impending Arrival of Baby Black Bear; Crested Screamers Hatch a Chick

(PHOTOS) Eureka Kicks Off Pride Month With Vibrant Waterfront Parade

Getting My Real ID on Opening Day of the Brand-New Eureka DMV

May 2025

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Uncovering the Legacy of the Mysterious Cabin in Arcata Community Forest

(AUDIO) Fieldbrook Elementary Leadership Team Spreads Warm, Fuzzy Joy at KHUM Studios

Protest Against Avelo Airlines Set for Saturday in Arcata

Eureka City Council Approves Bid Award for C Street Bike Boulevard Project in Split Vote, Despite Concerns About Community Engagement

‘A Piece of Art We’re Proud of’: Nation’s Finest Veterans Services Honors Local Vets With a Memorial Day Mural

‘This is a Bad Ordinance. It Needs to Be Rewritten’: Eureka City Council Scraps Controversial Homeless Encampment Ordinance

At Open House, Rio Dellers Check Out Calfire’s Plans for Their Town