City of Hartley to get Facebook page

The City of Hartley is getting social.

The council on Monday gave office staff members the go-ahead to create and maintain a city Facebook page. The move came after recent flooding, which put city officials in a bind when trying to share information about the sewer system and other emergency protocol.

"There were legitimate reasons we didn't have one, but it's time to rethink it," said City Administrator Roxann Swanson. "We just need to be able to send a message."

According to Swanson, the city has never created a Facebook page because it didn't want to utilize it as official median of publica...