These days, not every citizen of Arlington, Ore., has kind words for Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, the town’s first female mayor.

The 42-year-old single mom isn’t just under attack for her stand on Arlington’s water issues or the town golf course.

She’s under attack because of a photograph of her — taken years before she became mayor — clad in a black bra and underwear, posing on a local firetruck.

A few weeks ago, some citizens found the photo and a few others like it on Kontur-Gronquist’s personal MySpace page. What’s happened since has tossed a town of fewer than 600 residents on its ear, and now the mayor is speaking out about the controversy that’s sparked comment nationwide.

“I took this office,” Kontur-Gronquist said, “and those photos have nothing to do with me and my abilities as being mayor.”