George and Darril Fosty, authors of "NAIS-MYTH - Basketball's Stolen Legacy," say their research proves Herkimer does indeed have a legitimate claim to the creation of basketball.
Washington Post reporter Ben Strauss is the first national reporter to take a serious look at what many people in the village of Herkimer have been claiming for years. Is it true that the game of basketball was invented in the village of Herkimer, and not in Springfield, Mass?
Nearly a week after the Herkimer Fire Department had to extinguish a blaze at Flawless Salon & Beauty Bar they went to work to quickly extinguish a fire at the former L.W. Bills School building in Herkimer.