Hail has dropped a heavy blow on some areas around Regina Monday night. Garry Brandt farms 10 miles north of Craven, and says the storm blew in just after 8:00 last night. He says the hail was at least golf ball in size, and took out windows on the west side of his house and […]
Country Thunder Saskatchewan will not be happening this year. The music festival has issued a news release saying due to continued uncertainty around border closures and COVID-19 restrictions, the focus will now shift to Country Thunder 2022. General Manager Kim Blevins says it’s not easy running a music festival company after two years of not […]
A 32-year-old Craven man is dead after the vehicle he was in rolled over early Sunday morning northwest of North Battleford. RCMP say the accident happened on Highway 16 around 5 a.m. Two others, a man and a woman, were also inside the vehicle and were taken to hospital with undetermined injuries. The cause of […]
Country Thunder says the 2021 festival in Craven will be worth the wait. After making the tough decision to cancel the 2020 event earlier this month due to COVID-19, Country Thunder Saskatchewan CEO Troy Vollhoffer said in a news release the show will be incredible, adding they, “can’t wait to come home and energize the […]
Like many country music fans, Tourism Saskatchewan is disappointed at the news there will be no Country Thunder festival this summer at Craven. CEO Mary Taylor-Ash says the weekend event pumps a lot of dollars into the provincial economy. “In 2019, the festival created an estimated 18-million-dollars to the provincial economy.” Taylor-Ash said on Tuesday. […]
The CMA’s male entertainer of the year is heading to the Craven valley this July. Country Thunder released the list of acts which will perform at the four-day music festival July 9-12 in Regina on Friday morning. Combs will close out the show Sunday night. All six of his singles have reached number one on […]
While we don’t know who will be performing in Craven this summer at Country Thunder yet, it is expected those in charge of the four-day show will have some country music heavyweights taking part. Organizers of the country music festival will be announcing all acts including the Sunday night headliner at an event in Regina […]
While the Youth Ag Summit is taking place in Brazil this year, it will feature a Saskatchewan connection. Karly Rumpel, who has a family farm just north of Craven, will be attending the event along with four other Canadians, all of who are from Alberta. There are 100 delegates chosen for the event from around […]
A 49-year-old man is facing numerous charges after sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Christopher Cameron Duke of Regina has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age, two counts of sexual interference and two counts of anal intercourse. Police learned about the incident after being called out to […]
Complaints lodged against the comedy act of Williams and Ree are being looked at by Country Thunder organizers. FSIN is calling on the country music festival to remove the pair after some racist comments during the show at Craven last week. In a statement, Country Thunder GM Kim Blevins says it is a concern they […]
