Fairmont Sentinelhttp://www.fairmontsentinel.comTop Headlinesen-usWed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:39 EDTWed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:39 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssSchool to seek $15 millionhttp://www.fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/507778.htmlFAIRMONT - Fairmont Area School board members are asking voters to approve a $15 million addition at Five Lakes Elementary. The district has received a positive review and comment from the state on its plan to build a 69,000-square foot addition to house preschool through second grade. The plan would take William Budd and Lincoln schools "offline," meaning they would no longer house students.Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:27:08 EDTSchool plans to add time to its dayhttp://www.fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/507779.htmlFAIRMONT - Beginning Monday, Fairmont Area Schools will lengthen its school days by 15 minutes. The school board approved the change Tuesday to regain instructional time lost to weather-related closings. Superin-tendent Butch Hanson said determining how many days students are in class is a three-step proces.Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:27:34 EDTArmstrong businesses bounce backhttp://www.fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/507780.htmlARMSTRONG - Things looked bleak for Armstrong businesses last year. Just as the economy crashed, the town lost its supermarket, drugstore and a diner. Business owners were retiring with no one to take over, or the economy had hit too hard. But last fall, "The mARket opened in the former drug store. A new cafe/pizzeria followed.Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:31:09 EDTStudents taking in culturehttp://www.fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/507781.htmlFAIRMONT - Seventeen Fairmont Area High School orchestra students have embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity over the next several days. The group left Tuesday on what has been dubbed a cultural holiday - three days of intensive artistic exploration in the heart of Minneapolis.Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:34:18 EDTTruman citizens get their sayhttp://www.fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/507764.htmlTRUMAN - A standing-room-only crowd filled the community building in Truman on Monday night as the City Council presented four fire hall addition options, plus the tax impact on residents. The purpose of the meeting was for citizens to let their feelings be known.Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:54:47 EDT