Jack Durham


Latest Articles:

Big Rainstorm May Hit This Weekend

Union Staff Report HUMBOLDT – The main event – the storm that everyone’s been waiting for – may hit this weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting “heavy rains” and even snow at higher elevations on Saturday and Sunday. The amount of precipitation is expected to be significant compared to recent rains, like what fell last night. Early morning Monday... READ MORE >

Residents Urged To Voluntarily Conserve Water

From HBMWD: With drought conditions continuing into the foreseeable future, the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD) is asking local residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce water use.   According to HBMWD General Manager Carol Rische, “Fortunately we are not in the same dire situation as the majority of California reservoirs. That said, the reservoir at Ruth Lake is low,... READ MORE >

Partly Sunny Super Bowl Sunday; CHP To Be Out In Force

Union Staff Report HUMBOLDT – Super Bowl Sunday looks to be partly sunny, with only a slight chance of rain in the evening. The Seattle Seahawks take on the Denver Broncos starting at 3:30 p.m. with the game televised on the local FOX affiliate. Football fans will be braving temperatures hovering at just above freezing at the MetLife Stadium in... READ MORE >

Weather Update: Slight Chance Of Rain Tonight, But A Week Of Sunshine

Union Staff Report HUMBOLDT – There’s a chance it may rain tonight and Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. After a day of sunshine, clouds are expected to roll in later tonight. There’s a 30 percent chance of rain after 10 p.m. Then again, that means there’s a 70 percent chance that it won’t rain. The odds go... READ MORE >

Weather Update: Lots Of Sunshine With Only A Slight Chance Of Rain

Union Staff Report HUMBOLDT – Today and Saturday will be mostly sunny, with patchy fog in the mornings and evenings, according to the National Weather Service. There’s a slight change of showers on Saturday night and Super Bowl Sunday. The odds of it raining are about 20 percent, so don’t bank on it. Sunday will be partly sunny, with lots... READ MORE >

Weather Update: Rain Today And Friday

Union Staff Report HUMBOLDT – The National Weather Service is forecasting rain on and off through the end of the work week. Rain was expected to diminish early this morning, then return later this morning. It will taper off tonight, with a wave of wetness returning on Friday and partially into Saturday, with the weekend to be mostly sunny. The... READ MORE >

HSU Religious Studies Dept. To Eulogize Freed Feb. 9

From HSU: Humboldt State University’s Department of Religious Studies will memorialize the late Reverend Eric Freed of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Eureka, on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Native American Forum.   HSU faculty, Religious Studies students and alumni will honor Freed, who served on the university’s Religious Studies faculty from 2007 until his sudden death Jan.1. He... READ MORE >

FREE Valentines in the Mad River Union

Has Cupid’s Arrow Pierced Your Heart? Surprise that special someone with a FREE Valentine in the Mad River Union. Valentines will appear in the Wednesday, Feb. 12 edition. To get a FREE Valentine, you need to be a subscriber of the Union. If you’re not a subscriber, you can become one.  Just click here. Email your Valentine to: editor@madriverunion.com by 4 p.m.... READ MORE >

Trinidad Lighthouse Exhibit To Open

Patti Fleschner Trinidad Tidings Trinidad Museum opens “Trinidad Lighthouse 1871-Present” in the Photography Room on Sunday, Feb. 9. A reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. On view are 30 historic lighthouse photographs taken by A.W. Ericson in the late 19th century along with photographs of lighthouse keepers, the keeper’s residence, the 1898 bronze bell and bell house,... READ MORE >

Wiyot Tribe Acquires Condor Feathers for World Renewal Ceremony

 Dr. Thomas Torma Lhatsik Wadaqoumilh (Cultural Director) Wiyot Tribe LOLETA — January 29, 2014—Sía, the Comanche Nation Ethno-Orinithological Initiative, has donated 48 California Condor feathers to the Wiyot Tribe for use in the Tribe’s upcoming World Renewal Ceremony. The wing and tail feathers will be used to make feather sticks and associated ceremonial crafts. “Sía’s generous donation will allow the... READ MORE >