Variance request turns into big issue on Lake Ocheda

WORTHINGTON — After two meetings, more than four hours of discussion and two failed motions, the Nobles County Board of Adjustment came to a 4-1 agreement Wednesday night to allow Joe and Rita Vander Kooi of rural Worthington to build a new home on the west basin of Lake Ocheda and build a deck that infringes no more than 16 feet over the 150-foot setback.