Springville

How to spend Urban County Consortium dollars: First of 3 meetings held

By • Sep 18, 2019
Village of Springville

Across much of Erie County, town and village officials are deciding if they want a small piece of the federal dollars flowing through the Erie County Urban County Consortium. A meeting in Springville Tuesday evening was the first of three to talk about the 2020 grant program.

Work to begin on WNY's longest rail trail

By & • Aug 17, 2018
Mike Desmond / WBFO News

A long-term agreement has been reached between the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad and the Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail, giving the green light to the conversion of a 27-mile former rail line into a multi-use recreational trail.

Armed suspect shot by deputies in Springville

By • Aug 6, 2018
Google Maps

A armed robbery suspect is out of surgery and is expected to survive Monday morning, after Erie County Sheriff's deputies shot him coming out of a convenient store in Springville.

Funeral arrangements announced for county deputy commissioner

By • May 23, 2018
James W. Cannan Funeral Home

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Dan Fitzgibbons, the Erie County deputy commisssioner of buildings and grounds whose body was found Monday morning in Cattaraugus Creek near Springville.

Vigil planned for Springville student

By • Nov 6, 2016
Community Gathering in honor of Alyssa Facebook page / WBFO News

The Springville High School football field will be hosting a vigil today in memory of Alyssa Hearn.

Second Kingsmen Motorcycle Club member convicted

By • Sep 8, 2016

Another member of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club is facing prison time for participating in a ring of drugs and violence officials say operated throughout Western New York.

Springville chicken case sent to the District Attorney

By Cheryl Hagen & Chris Caya • Nov 6, 2015
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A legal battle over chickens has taken a new course of action in Springville. 

Potential strike looms for nursing home staff

By • Sep 6, 2015
WBFO News file photo / WBFO News

Negotiations between the union representing caregivers at Fiddler's Green Manor Nursing Home and the owners of the Springville facility will resume on September 10th.

Dam project will help fish; block invasive sea lamprey

By • Aug 20, 2015
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Fish in Cattaraugus Creek could be swimming in new waters for the first time in almost a century.

Southtowns hangar expected to lift Mercy Flight operation

By • Aug 18, 2015
Photo courtesy of Mercy Flight website

Mercy Flight is taking more precautions regarding the region's weather by establishing a new hangar in Springville.


Changes on the farm

By Brian Meyer & Dave DeLuca • Jun 10, 2015
Dave DeLuca/WBFO News

It's the season for dairy and agriculture festivals in Western New York. Springville staged its annual tribute to farming last weekend. Down in Allegany County, Cuba will kick off its five-day Dairy Week on Tuesday, June 16.

Multiple arrests for narcotics and child endangerment in Springville

By • Feb 21, 2015
Erie County Sheriff / WBFO News

The Erie County Sheriff has reported the arrest of five people in the Village of Springville, on an assortment of narcotics and child endangerment charges.

Springville-Griffith deciding on school board propositions

By Eileen Buckley • May 20, 2014

Voters across the region are deciding on school budgets and school board races Tuesday, but some districts are also calling on voters to decide on some propositions. In this Focus on Education report, WBFO's Eileen Buckley tells us about two propositions on today's ballot in the Springville-Griffth Central School District.