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October 11th, 2011 by admin

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Iowa Prep Football Poll

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October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

 By The Associated Press
     The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school
football polls of the 2011 season with first-place votes in
parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last
week at right:
 Class 4A
                                 Record  Pts  Prv
 1. West Des Moines Valley (7)       7-0  169    2
 2. Cedar Falls (10)                 7-0  162    1
 3. Marion Linn-Mar                  7-0  137    3
 4. Southeast Polk                   6-1  117    4
 5. Iowa City High                   6-1   97    5
 6. Bettendorf                       6-1   89    6
 7. Ankeny                           6-1   72    7
 8. West Des Moines Dowling          6-2   59    8
 9. Iowa City West                   6-1   42    9
 10. Eldridge North Scott            6-1   22  NR 
                                
     Others receiving votes: 11, Waterloo East 10. 12, Des Moines
Lincoln 7. 13, Waukee 5. 14, Marshalltown 1. 14, Pleasant Valley 1.

 Class 3A
                               Record  Pts  Prv
 1. Clear Lake (16)                7-0  169    1
 2. Boyden-Hull-RV (1)             7-0  144    3
 3. Adel ADM                       7-0  121    6
 4. Webster City                   6-1  110    2
 5. Sioux City Heelan              6-1   92    8
 6. Solon                          6-1   91    7
 7. Manchester West Delaware       6-1   62    9
 8. Maquoketa                      6-1   48   10
 9. Carroll                        6-1   26    4
 10. Waverly-Shell Rock            6-1   21    5
                              
     Others receiving votes: 11, Creston-Orient-Macksburg 16. 12,
Grinnell 13. 13, Pella 10. 14, Norwalk 9. 15, Oskaloosa 2. 16,
Harlan 1.
 Class 2A
                                     Record  Pts  Prv
 1. Iowa City Regina (12)                7-0  165    1
 2. State Center West Marshall (5)       7-0  158    2
 3. Spirit Lake                          7-0  126    3
 4. Mediapolis                           7-0  108    5
 5. Monroe PCM                           7-0  101    6
 6. Carroll Kuemper                      6-1   73    7
 7. Calmar South Winneshiek              7-0   62    9
 8. Dyersville Beckman                   6-1   47    8
 9. Fort Dodge St. Edmond                6-1   45    4
 10. South Central Calhoun               6-1   34   10
                                    
     Others receiving votes: 11, Sheldon 8. 12, Forest City 5. 13,
New Hampton 1. 13, West Union North Fayette 1. 13, Central Lyon-GLR
1.
 Class 1A
                                     Record  Pts  Prv
 1. Council Bluffs St. Albert (10)       7-0  160    1
 2. Emmetsburg (6)                       7-0  154    2
 3. Woodward-Granger (1)                 7-0  135    3
 4. Logan-Magnolia                       7-0  103    4
 5. Aplington-Parkersburg                6-1  101    5
 6. Lawton-Bronson                       7-0   80    6
 7. Panora Panorama                      7-0   73    7
 8. Fairbank Wapsie Valley               7-0   56    8
 9. Alburnett                            7-0   49    9
 10. Inwood West Lyon                    5-2    7  NR 
                                    
     Others receiving votes: 11, Des Moines Christian 6. 12, St.
Ansgar 5. 13, Nashua-Plainfield 4. 14, Arlington Starmont 1. 14,
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1.
 Class A
                                   Record  Pts  Prv
 1. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic (12)       7-0  164    1
 2. Lisbon (5)                         7-0  157    2
 3. Postville                          7-0  131    4
 4. Britt West Hancock                 6-1  121    5
 5. Mason City Newman                  6-1   87    6
 6. Traer North Tama                   6-1   76    7
 7. Lone Tree                          6-1   69    3
 8. Lynnville-Sully                    6-1   51    8
 9. Wayland WACO                       6-1   32    9
 10. Bedford                           6-1   19   10
                                  
     Others receiving votes: 11, Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira 12. 12,
Madrid 11. 13, Algona Garrigan 4. 14, Brooklyn BGM 1.
 Class 8-Man
   Record Pts Prv
 1. Armstrong-Ringsted (14)          8-0  157    1
 2. Blairsburg NE Hamilton (1)       7-0  136    2
 3. Tabor Fremont-Mills (1)          7-0  124    3
 T4.West Bend-Mallard                7-0  101    4
 T4.East Mills                       7-0  101    5
 6. Newell-Fonda                     7-0   87    6
 7. Clarksville                      7-1   58    7
 8. Preston                          7-1   53    8
 9. Janesville                       6-1   27   10
 10. Melcher-Dallas                  7-0   23  NR 
                                
     Others receiving votes: 11, Adair-Casey 5. 11, Remsen-Union 5.
13, Moravia 2. 14, Glidden-Ralston 1.

Western Iowa Conference Cross Country Results

Sports

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

Girls Team Scoring:

  1. Griswold  36
  2. Audubon  61
  3. Tri-Center  70
  4. Treynor  89
  5. Missouri Valley  103
  6. Underwood  148
  7. Riverside  210

Girls Top 10:

  1. Rebekah Topham (Griswold) 13:13
  2. Ashtyn Alfers (Tri-Center) 14:54
  3. Megan Deist (Audubon) 15:03
  4. Jordyn Sindt (Griswold) 15:10
  5. Michelle Mumm (Tri-Center) 15:29
  6. Brittany Kulesa (Treynor) 15:36
  7. Larissa Backhaus (Griswold) 15:57
  8. Breezy Weaver (MoValley) 15:58
  9. Alyx Flippin (Griswold) 16:15
  10. Dana Johnson (Audubon) 16:18

Boys Team Scoring:

  1. Riverside  29
  2. Missouri Valley  44
  3. Tri-Center  84
  4. Treynor  102
  5. Underwood  112
  6. Griswold  130

Boys Top 10:

  1. Cade Cleaveland (Riverside) 17:12
  2. John Gunderson (Riverside) 17:24
  3. Ean Patrick (Riverside) 18:08
  4. Taylor Tuel (Tri-Center) 18:25
  5. Drew Pauley (MoValley) 18:29
  6. Brady Ryun (Riverside) 18:34
  7. Caleb Wilson (MoValley) 18:35
  8. Xavier Olivo (Griswold) 18:35
  9. Devon Jensen (MoValley) 18:38
  10. Logan Reinig (MoValley) 18:41

Weekly IATC Cross Country Individual Ratings

Sports

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

4A BOYS

4A GIRLS

1 Ben Anderson  11 VALLEY WDM
2 Josh Evans  10 LINN-MAR
3 Jack Espeset  12 AMES
4 Etienne Nzoyisaba  11 CR WASHINGTON
5 Calvin Daack 12  D. HEMPSTEAD
6 Robert Hogg 12 CR WASHINGTON
7 Cole Decker 12 DOWLING
8 Matt Butler  12 BETTENDORF
9 Jacob Aune  12 PRAIRIE CR
10 Caleb Drake 11 PLEASANT VALLEY
11 Jordan Schulze 11 INDIANOLA
12 Adam Streicher  12 CEDAR FALLS
13 Kyle Neuhring 12 WAUKEE
14 Mitch Pritts  10  CR PRAIRIE
15 Matthew Adrian 12 CEDAR FALLS
16 Ben Forney 11 AMES
17 Anthony Ohl  10  WATERLOO WEST
18 Brooke Price  11  IC CITY
19 Chase Grabau  11 LINN-MAR
20 Jason Thomas  11 DOWLING WDM
21 Tyler Krpan 12 INDIANOLA
22 Jaime Zarate  11 CEDAR FALLS
23 Daniel Gardarsson  10 IC WEST
24 Bailey Wetherell  11 IC WEST
25 Issac Jensen 11  IC WEST
26 Johnathon Hutchinson 12 VALLEY WDM
27 Jackson Griffith 12 AMES
28 Riley Wattier  12 WAUKEE
29 Chris Schrek 12  ANKENY
30 Phillip Shaw  12 AMES
1. Karissa Schweizer, So   Dowling
2. Lydia Saggau , Jr     Valley
3. Kate Kaster,   Clinton
4. Emma Huston, Sr   DM Roosevelt
5. Carolyn Newhouse, Sr    Linn-Mar
6. Anna Peer, Jr  Bettendorf
7. Molly Leveille, Jr Iowa City West
8. Alexandra Vaughan, Sr  Dowling
9. Grace Gibbons, Fr  Dowling
10. Grace Vander Weide, Fr  WDM Valley
11. Hannah Thomas, Fr  Dowling
12. McKenzie Carney, So DM Roosevelt
13. Courtney Martin    Ames
14. Molly Bramble, Sr  Waukee
15. Maddie Reynolds,So Pleasant Valley
16. Meg Richardson, Sr City High
17. Ashlynn Yokom, So   IC West
18. Allison Greg, JR    Cedar Falls
19. Megan Nickles, Jr Bettendorf
20. Katie Wampole, Jr  CR Kennedy
21. Ashley Norem, So Urbandale
22. Morgan Uridil, So  Linn-Mar
23. Megan Nickles, Bettendorf
24. Emily Brush, Sr    Waukee
25. Erika Lewis, Fr    Waukee
26. Brianna King, Jr   Cedar Falls
27. Brooklynn Kascel, Sr Linn-Mar
28. Alyssa Averhoff, So CR Kennedy
29. Jessica Rodman, Jr CR Kennedy
30. Harper Beasley, Sr City High

 

3A BOYS

3A GIRLS

1 Daniel Huff  12 WAVERLY-SR
2 Zach Buchheit  12 PELLA
3 Isaac Steffensmeier  11 FT MADISON
4 Mark Abrams  12 GLENWOOD
5 Conner Smock  12 MT VERNON
6 Lukas Mees 12 MARION
7 Chandler Austin  10 BOONE
8 Ryan Bauermeister 10 SPENCER
9 Nathan Carr  12 GRINNELL
10 Sean Skillern  11 SHENANDOAH
11 Evan Jones  11 PELLA
12 Wick Cunningham  11 KNOXVILLE
13 Nick Yaeger  12 BOONE
14 Zach May 12 MT. PLEASANT
15 Albert Meier  10 BOONE
16 Jeff Reeve  11 GLENWOOD
17 Brandon Nelson  12 S TAMA
18 Parker Beard 12 DECORAH
19 Patrick Larson  11 DECORAH
20 Michael Wuestenbutg  BALLARD
21 Albert Meier 10  BOONE
22 Trevor Turner  WINTERSET
23 James Fuller 9 GLENWOOD
24 Micah Rook 12 SERGEANT BLUFFS
25 Zach May 12 MT PLEASANT
26 Brad Nedved  11 GH/V/WH
27 Joel Toppin   GH/V/WH
28 Brian Nugent  11 WAHLERT
29 Jacob Day  CHARLES CITY
30 Alex Rope 12 PELLA
1 Madison Waymire  10 DCG
2 Lauren Benzing  11 SOLON
3 Dakota Tell  11  EPWORTH W. DUBUQUE
4 Ali Krogman  12 ATLANTIC
5 Gabi Merrick  11 PELLA
6 Lauren Rusch  12 WAHLERT
7 Shana Kelly  11 DECORAH
8 Danielle Moore  11 ASSUMPTION
9 Alex Smith 9 SOLON
10 Bethany Dykstra  MOC/FV
11 Cierra Guerrero  10 SPENCER
12 Elizabeth Mallon  10 ASSUMPTION
13 Sam Larson   10  HUMBOLDT
14 Brinn Anderson  11 DECORAH
15 Abby Heiderscheit 11 EPWORTH W. DUBUQUE
16 Riley Behan  9  ASSUMPTION
17 Kamille Kronemann  11 GH/V/WH
18 Maddie Heiar 9 WAHLERT
19 Madison Weekly  11 BENTON
20 Natasha Bruer  12 WILLIAMSBURG
21 Carson Leiting  11 HEELAN
22 Olivia Gallo  9 GRINNELL
23 Jessica Feldman  11 HARLAN
24 Tessa Leytom  12  WAHLERT
25 Maria Mostek 9  CRESTON
26 Brooke VanHouweling  12 OSKALOOSA
27 Leah Adams  12  SOLON
28 Sam Liebe  9 DCG
29 Jessica Lamb 11  FAIRFIELD
30 Hanna Martin  12 PELLA

 

2A BOYS

2A GIRLS

1 Will Norris  11 SPIRIT LAKE
2 Keith Byers  12 SPIRIT LAKE
3 Caleb Bakker   12 UNITY CHRISTIAN
4 Eli Kaczinski    10 NE GOOSE LAKE
5 Ben Friedericks  11 DURANT
6 Mason Powers  12 GILBERT
7 Chris Huling   11 HAMPTON-DUMONT
8 Brennan Bogert   11 REGINA
9 Thomas Pollard  9 GILBERT
10 Nathan Reichert  12 UNITY CHRISTIAN
11 Thad Subra  12  N. POLK
12 Michael Melchert 10 MONTICELLO
13 Ben Ahlrichs 10 MONTICELLO
14 Dustin Werner Kuemper
15 David Crompton  11 REGINA
16 JJ Frawley  11 MONTICELLO
17 Tyler Randall   OSAGE
18 Matt Bowman  NE GOOSE LAKE
19 Josh Schriever   10 GL R/CL
20 Adam Sohl    12 GL R/CL
21 Shane Kirchoff    DENVER
22 Josh Lyons   12 S WINN
23 Logan Reinig MO VALLEY
24 Kyle Kehoe 10 DENVER
25 Peter Smith  10 N. POLK
26 Connor Soenksen NE GOOSE LAKE
27 Lance Steward  12 EAST MARSHALL
28 Nathan Bradley  10 W MARSHALL
29 Dillon Timmerman  MEDIAPOLIS
30 Austin Wood  12 TIPTON
1 Brittany Frush  12 UNION
2 Mariah Casey 10 NORTHEAST
3 Sadie Timms  10 GILBERT
4 Maria Kauder  11 CASCADE
5 Kelsey Kirchoff  11 DENVER
6 Magan McCusker  12 REGINA
7 Cassandra Stuflick  11 DANVILLE/NL
8 Emily Scharn 12 EAST SAC COUNTY
9 Emily Franks  11 NORTHEAST
10 Lorena Temple  12 CAMANCHE
11 Maranda Hulstein 10  W CHRISTIAN
12 Paige Miller 11  E  MARSHALL
13 Kayla Byl  12 UNITY CHRISTIAN
14 Madison Pottebaum  11 BONDURANT
15 Sofia Chmaruk  11 MID-PRAIRIE
16 Breezy Weaver  11 MISSOURI VALLEY
17 Tori Figge  11 GLR/CL
18 Chandra Smith  11 DAVIS COUNTY
19 Sybbie Sears 10 N POLK
20 S. VanRegenmorter 12 UNITY CHRISTIAN
21 Dominique Kremer 9 HUDSON
22 Dondi Schmidt  10 SPIRIT LAKE
23 Sarah Lunn  10 ROLAND-STORY
24 Maria Claussen  11 N. POLK
25 Lexi Kolterman  9 HUDSON
26 Victoria Pothast  11  W. MARSHALL
27 Laura Krug  12 UNION
28 Gabby Dutchik  10 REGINA
29 Chelsea Matlack  12 DENVER
30 Melanie Luttrul   L-M

 

1A BOYS

1A GIRLS

1 Levi Storjohann  12 BCLUW
2 Adam Dalton   12 NEWMAN
3 T. J. Bower   10 NODAWAY VALLEY
4 Bennett Moser  12 WAPELLO
5 Nate Kolacia     12 ST EDMOND
6 Cade Cleaveland   12 RIVERSIDE
7 Sloan Beninga  12 DIKE-NEW HARTFORD
8 Joe Schnier   PRINCE OF PEACE
9 Drew Schiltz   11 HINTON
10 Josh Sindelar  11 ST. ALBERT
11 Kevin Klobassa    NASHUA-PLAINFEILD
12 Jason McVay   11 ALBURNETT
13 Tyler Gosnell   12 LONE TREE
14 Seth Reel       ST EDMOND
15 Ben Polley   11 WAPELLO
16 Ean Patrick   11 RIVERSIDE
17 Scott Theulen   11 ST. ALBERT
18 Jacob Willey   12 W MONONA
19 Alex Van Ginkel  10 TRINITY CHRISTIAN
20 Jordan Wheeler  12 WAPSIE VALLEY
21 Micah Bajema   10 W LYON
22 Dan Jarvis  12 POCAHONTAS
23 Brian Steele 12  BV BULLDOGS
24 Dan Schroeder  BELLEVUE MARQUETTE
25 Jason Bergan   11 C ELKADER
26 Austin Habel 12  E-C
27 G. VanDer Linden  12 BELMOND-KLEMME
28 Louis Castillo   W LYON
29 Jakob Lantz   PRAIRIE
30 Kyle Jones  12 STARMONT
1 Rebekah Topham  9 GRISWOLD
2 Leah Seivert   10 SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN
3 Arden Betzer  12 SPRINGVILLE CC
4 Celsey Conger  12 PEKIN
5 Tiffany Christensen  10 EAGLE GROOVE
6 Audrey Griffin  12 PRINCE OF PEACE
7 Sammy Sproul  10 JESUP
8 Jaclyn Rittgers  11 PRAIRIE VALLEY
9 Nicole Miller  9 NORTH LINN
10 Brenna Conger  12 PEKIN
11 Tiffany Shepherd 11 CORNING
12 Ashtyn Alfers  12 TRI-CENTER
13 Ella Feldman  11 LONE TREE
14 Kari Fitzpatrick 9 ED-CO
15 Lindsey Kite  11 JESUP
16 Lauren Sharp  11 DIKE-NEW HARTFORD
17 Olivia Reicks  11 TURKEY VALLEY
18 Katie Knoblock  12 HMS
19 Theresa Koos 11 MARQUETTE
20 Erin Reedy  11 BISHOP GARRIGAN
21 Kendra Nolan  11 STARMOUNT
22 Emily Campbell 10 N BUTLER
23 Abbey Murphy  10 EARLHAM
24 Amy Dreessen  10 SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN
25 Sarah Lampe  11 MARQUETTE
26 Aryka Parsons   WAPELLO
27 Steph Harrington   EAGLE GROVE
28 Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch   CAL-LATIMER
29 Danielle Marcoux  10 SIOUX CENTRAL
30 Shelby Hall  12 WOODBINE

Hot Chicken Salad (10-11-11)

Mom's Tips

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

  • 4 cups cubed chicken
  • 4 cups cubed celery
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 4 tablespoons grated onion
  • 4 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 to 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups crushed potato chips

Layer in a greased 4 quart casserole dish the chicken and the celery.  Mix the onion, mayonnaise and lemon and layer on top of celery.  Layer cheese over the mayonnaise.  Sprinkle potato chips on top.  Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.  This makes a large casserole.

Atlantic Board of Ed to meet this evening

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education is slated to meet this evening, at the High School. Discussion items on their agenda include: classroom space at the Washington Elementary School for 2012-2013; the Hospital School; additional funding options for the Atlantic Middle School project; and, the sharing of Business Manager Mary Beth Fast with the Walnut Community School District. The Board will also receive a construction update on the Atlantic Middle School, from Design Alliance Architect’s Jerry Purdy.

The meeting begins at 7:30.

Scenic byway sign installation wrapping up in western IA

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) said Monday, crews are completing the installation of signs for the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway and the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway in the Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County area. Thanks to grant funds made available through the Federal Highway Administration, the DOT is installing a new sign system for all the Scenic Byways in Iowa. Each of the 11 scenic and heritage byways across the state has a unique logo in a similar framework easily identifiable as an Iowa byway. The images are on reflective signs, with directional information added at decision points for the traveler.

The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway signs are now being installed in our area. The Loess Hills were named one of Iowa’s Scenic Byways in 1998 and received National Scenic Byway recognition in 2000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway stretches along the western edge of Iowa through Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie, Harrison, Monona, Woodbury, and Plymouth Counties. The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway also goes down Broadway in Council Bluffs, from highway 6 to 7th street. The public is invited to an unveiling of the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway signs on October 13th, at 4-p.m., in the offices of the Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce, in the renovated Hughes-Iron Historic Building, at 149 West Broadway. 

The new Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway signs have been in place for a short time. They feature a distinctive “L” on a red, white, and blue background. The Lincoln Highway Association was created in 1913 in Detroit, Michigan. The first transcontinental highway, Old Lincoln Highway was officially 3,389 miles long from New York City to San Francisco. In Pottawattamie County, the road goes down county road L20, North Broadway in Council Bluffs, continuing on West Broadway towards Dodge Street in Omaha over the Missouri River.

Monday Volleyball Results

Sports

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10:

  • (3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Atlantic 19-22-11 (see stats below)
  • (3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 16-11-13
  • (3-0) Clarinda 25-25-25, Creston 21-12-16

Western Iowa:

  • (3-0) Missouri Valley 25-25-25, Audubon 17-14-9
  • (3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, A-H-S-T 22-8-13
  • (3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25, Griswold 15-14-6
  • (3-0) Underwood beat Riverside

Others:

  • (2-0) Bedford 25-25, Corning 14-18
  • (2-0) Bedford 25-25, Wayne 12-10
  • (3-2) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-15-29-21-15, Guthrie Center 23-25-27-25-9
  • (3-0) Des Moines Christian 25-25-25, West Central Valley 5-23-15
  • (2-1) Nodaway Valley 23-25-16, Pleasantville 25-13-14
  • (2-1)Nodaway Valley 25-20-16, Martensdale-St Marys 21-25-14

Leaders for Trojanns were:

Attacks:
Kaitlynn Walter 8 of 12 with 4 kills
Sam McConnell 23 of 25 with 3 kills
Paige Kennon 7 of 7 with 2 kills

Serving:
Sam Petersen 12 of 13 with 4 aces
Kaitlynn Walter 10 of 10
Paige Kennon 10 of 11

Digs:
Kenzie Holmes 11 digs
Kaitlynn Walter and Shelby Worth 8 digs
Taylor Barry 7 digs

Assists:
Paige Kennon 7 assists
Shelby Worth 3 assists

Atlantic Coach Chris Jahnke Comments:
“I was pleased with the way we started the match. We had them right where we wanted them in game two. After a timeout, momentum shifted back to them and we just couldn’t finish it out after being up 22-18. Now, we switch gears to prepare for Harlan on Thursday. That game should be a similar match up to what we faced tonight.”

Griswold School District late start

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Due to dense fog, the Griswold Community School District will start classes 2-hours late today (Oct. 11th).

Atlantic’s Mayor faces charges for illegal dumping

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones

The Omaha World-Herald reports in today’s (Tuesday’s) edition, Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones faces two misdemeanor charges associated with illegal dumping of items into the Missouri River floodwaters. The 63-year old is accused of setting fire to items from a flood-damaged Nebraska cabin and dumping them into Missouri River floodwaters on September 24th, near Tekamah, Nebraska. Jones and Burt County, Neb., Attorney Daniel Smith told the paper the matter could be resolved with a plea deal as early as today (Tuesday).

According to Smith, the law requires a burn permit, and tossing debris into the river means someone else downstream will have to deal with the items later. He emphasized that the offenses fall short of meriting jail time or probation, saying instead a fine would be an appropriate penalty.

Jones said he didn’t realize he was breaking any laws but accepts responsibility. He told the newspaper – quote – “I need to pay for my stupidity.” Jones, who has served as the Mayor of Atlantic since 2009, said he and his wife purchased the roughly 1,100-square-foot cabin at Harbor 671 near Tekamah last August. It is located about 250 yards from the river, next to a slough or inlet. During this summer’s flooding, the cabin had four feet of water in it for three months.

On the morning of September 24th, while cleaning the cabin, Jones and friends and family members piled up flood-ruined mattresses and furniture and burned them. Jones said he placed the pile next to the water so if the fire got out of control the items could be pushed into the slough with a friend’s Bobcat. Some debris from the fire, including charred parts of furniture, slid off into the inlet — most likely when the remains of the fire were doused, Jones said. The parts that fell into the river were unsafe to retrieve, he said.

A neighbor called the Burt County, Nebraska Sheriff’s Office, which ticketed Jones that afternoon.