Hartley Community Daycare Center gets new playground

Christmas is coming early for tykes and toddlers at the Hartley Community Daycare Center.

The local facility is in the process of installing new playground equipment and rubber mulch in the outdoor recreation area. Existing pea rock and other structures will be removed to make room for the improvements, which were made possible by grants and fundraisers.

Daycare director Kaity Harms said she's been eyeing playground upgrades since she took the job in the summer of 2019.

"I made a list of things that I wanted to accomplish as the new director that included many small goals and a few big goals,"...