Noblesville's Klipsch Music Center Getting New Name This Month?

Solar project Long live Hamilton County royalty approved, train tracks tabled The REPORTER The Hamilton County Council, at its regular month- ly meeting last Wednesday, approved initial funding for what will be one of the state’s largest solar projects. The Council approved $328,000 of the estimated $8 million project, which provid- ed Hamilton County Building and Ground Supervisor Steve Wood the down payment re- quired to order the solar pan- els that will power the jail. Prior to the council’s vote Councilman Brad Beaver stated, “This is a lease to pur- chase agreement for approxi- mately $8 million. We would Photos by Kent Graham and Richie Hall substitute what we are paying (LEFT) Curtis Taylor and Tessa Scalzo were crowned Noblesville High School’s 2017 Homecoming King and Queen. The annually for the lease to pur- Eagles beat the Millers, 41 – 27. (RIGHT) Tom Simmons and Lucy Newell were crowned the 2017 Hamilton Southeastern chase payments. It will all be Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the Royals’ game with Westfield. HSE beat the Shamrocks, 13 – 0. financed out of our current See more homecoming photos on and on our . our website Facebook page See Solar . . . Page A2

County should Noblesville’s Klipsch Music Center be fiscally getting new name this month? strong in 2018 The REPORTER The REPORTER one more concert season while they looked for this venue, may be revealed in as little as Last Wednesday, the Ham- The Reporter has learned that Nobles- for a new sponsor, rather than rename the nine days. ilton County Council began fi- ville’s Klipsch Music Center will get a new venue twice in two years. Live Nation recently revealed that they nalizing a budget that many of name, possibly this month. Originally known as Deer Creek Music will have a “major announcement” on Sept. the council members feel will The five-year contract for naming rights Center, the venue is an outdoor amphithe- 27 at the venue currently named Klipsch keep the county in the black to Klipsch Music Center expired in October ater capable of holding 24,000 people. From Music Center. While Live Nation has not re- for 2018. 2016. 2001 to 2011 naming rights were held by leased any further information about this an- “Smooth” is how Council- The venue is owned by Live Nation En- Verizon, when it was known as the Verizon nouncement, they have indicated that there is man Steve Schwartz described tertainment. Since Live Nation did not have a Wireless Center. It’s most recent name has a new sponsor. Wednesday’s budget meeting. new naming sponsor for the venue at the time been the Klipsch Music Center for the last Keep reading The Reporter to learn more “I’m proud of the Council for the Klipsch contract expired, they reached an six years. about the future of this iconic Hamilton working together on this bud- agreement with Klipsch to use their name for The new sponsor, and thus the new name County concert venue. get. I’m also very impressed with our department heads for the work they’ve done prior to today’s meeting. We Man held at gunpoint in Westfield home robbery have many department heads that are recognized statewide WISH-TV case, but they’re still shocked it said the three forced their way in them. Detectives used the victim’s and nationally. They are the www.wishtv.com even happened in the first place. and held the man at gunpoint. iCloud account and tracked the best of the best and Hamilton “You think you live in a very The three have been identified location of his stolen cellphone. County would not be what it is A Westfield man said he was safe community and you always by police as Jordan Bright, Domi- Detectives then initiated a today without them.” held at gunpoint in his own home. want to protect your children and nique Dunn and Lajohn Wilson Jr. traffic stop with Fishers Police “Overall a very positive Now three men are facing bur- then, when you hear about som