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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Boom open tonight; Westfield plans a four-sheet USHL rink

Plus, Westfield plans four ice sheets and a rink with seating for about 4,000 spectators for a USHL team.

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The Noblesville Boom open their season tonight, with Braden Smith set to debut

The Boom's season opens with a road series, then a home game

  1. Nov. 4Youth clinic and open scrimmage at Riverview Health Arena at Innovation Mile
  2. Nov. 6Boom open the season at the Windy City Bulls, 8 p.m. Eastern
  3. Nov. 10Boom play the Iowa Wolves in their home opener at 7 p.m.

Sources: The Hamilton County Reporter, Current Publishing

If you're up for pro hoops, the start their season tonight on the road. The Pacers' G League affiliate faces the Windy City Bulls at NOW Arena at 8 p.m. Eastern. The team then opens at home against the Iowa Wolves at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Riverview Health Arena at Innovation Mile.

Westfield's own Braden Smith, the No. 38 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, is set to debut with his first professional team. He's one of three Pacers two-way players on the 13-player roster, along with Jalen Slawson and Kobe Brown. Rienk Mast and Keba Keita, who played with the Pacers in Summer League, make their G League debuts.

  • Last season: 16-20, 10th in the Eastern Conference
  • This year: 20th anniversary, second season in Noblesville
  • Tickets: noblesvilleboom.com/tickets

Three of the Boom's 13 players are Pacers two-way players

3 of 13

  • Pacers two-way players
  • 10 other Boom players

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First-year head coach Bryce Taylor says the team will play "a fast, efficient style of offensive basketball where we shoot threes."

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Westfield plans a four-sheet ice complex at Grand Park for a USHL hockey team

If you follow hockey, Westfield has news. Mayor Scott Willis announced in his Nov. 5 State of the City address that a yet-unnamed USHL team is expected to call Westfield home once an ice facility opens at Grand Park. The team would play on a dedicated rink near , and IBJ reports it would seat about 4,000 spectators.

4,000seats planned at the dedicated rink

The rink could also host other hockey events, including major youth championships.

Source: Indianapolis Business Journal

Earlier plans called for a three-sheet complex that could grow to four. Willis changed that. "I'm excited to announce that we're going to build the four sheets (on) day one," he said. He added that the Indiana Youth Hockey Association will be based there.

  • Ice sheets: four on day one
  • Rink seating: about 4,000
  • Location: near Grand Park Sports Campus
  • Youth hockey: Indiana Youth Hockey Association to be based there

Westfield now plans four ice sheets at opening, up from three

Source: Current Publishing

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News Notes

Police HQ

Noblesville broke ground Oct. 29 on a $50 million police headquarters at 1715 Division St. The nearly 59,000-square-foot building is expected to take 18 to 24 months. The fire department and city court, both already in the current building, are expected to stay once NPD relocates. Current Publishing

Noblesville's new police headquarters is a big step up

$50 million
for the new police headquarters
59,000
square feet in the new building, nearly
230%
larger than the current building
18-24 months
expected to build

Source: Current Publishing

King Jugg

King Jugg Brewing Company and the city broke ground Monday, Nov. 2 on a 10,300-square-foot brewery on the former Bolden's Dry Cleaners site along the White River, within the District. Opening is anticipated in 2027. The Hamilton County Reporter

City grants

If your HOA or neighborhood group has a project in mind, applications are open for the city's Neighborhood Match Grant and Tree Planting Grant. They're accepted through Jan. 4, 2027, and grants will be awarded in February. The Hamilton County Reporter

SKYLAKE

, which opened in June, will host Special Olympics Indiana's Polar Plunge showcase with a school plunge Fri., March 5, and a community plunge Sat., March 6, 2027. The park is also adding winter activities: snow tubing, an ice skating rink, a three-story ropes course and a holiday light trail. The Hamilton County ReporterWRTV

STEM Day

Fishers Parks holds its first STEM Day from noon to 5 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14, at Fishers Maker Playground, 8100 E. 106th St. It's free and open to all ages, and no registration is required. The makerspace typically serves people 16 and older. The Hamilton County ReporterLarryInFishers

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Your leftover pumpkins have a fan club in Noblesville: 18 goats at Happy Goat Lucky Yoga, which is rounding up uncarved pumpkins throughout November. Owner Jordan Stevens says the goats "go crazy for them," and the business has done the round-up for about five years. Goats, meet gourds.

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5AM Noblesvilleto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

Boom open tonight; Westfield plans a four-sheet USHL rink

Plus, Westfield plans four ice sheets and a rink with seating for about 4,000 spectators for a USHL team.

The TLDR

  1. The Boom open tonight at Windy City; home opener is Nov. 10
  2. Westfield plans four ice sheets for a USHL team at Grand Park
  3. Noblesville broke ground on its $50 million police headquarters
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SchoolsNoblesville Schools' referendum passes as most Hamilton County districts win voter approvalNoblesville Schools' referendum passed. Voters in at least two dozen Indiana school districts approved measures Tuesday to collect more property taxes, while 12 referendums failed. In Hamilton County, Hamilton Southeastern, Carmel Clay, Noblesville and Westfield Washington all got a yes.Thursday’s editionRead SchoolsHamilton Southeastern's school board approves a teacher contract a day after the referendum passedIf you work at or have kids in Hamilton Southeastern Schools, here's the news. The school board voted 7-0 Wednesday night to approve a one-year contract with the teachers' association, one day after voters approved HSE's referendum. Eligible teachers get a total base salary increase of $1,828, and part of that depended on the referendum passing.Thursday’s editionRead SchoolsNoblesville Schools voters approve the district's referendum, and three more pass in Hamilton CountyNoblesville Schools voters approved the district's referendum Tuesday, 15,211 to 11,393, with all precincts reporting. It funds about 20 percent of the operating budget, and the current one expires at the end of the year. The school board has committed to a 38.5-cent rate for 2027 and increases of no more than 4 cents a year after that.Wednesday’s editionRead

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