Mad River Union to purchase the Times Standard?

An anonymous tipster sent me this:

"I heard that the Mad River Union is in escrow to purchase the Eureka Times-Standard. Not the building or the press, but the business." 


I checked the Recorder's office, nothing has made it so far. I called Mad River Union and Times-Standard. I reached MRU's editor Jack Durham. He said, " he could neither confirm or deny."

Times-Standard Publisher Paula Patton said, "I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about."