“You’d be surprised,” they said.

Hilderbrand said later that he would favor conducting a public hearing on the issue, adding that the opinions of the other two commissioners also must be considered.

Dunbar was asked outside the meeting what she thought about what the commissioners told her.

“There’s a lot more involved than I thought,” she said. She said the commissioners were trying to consider all county residents.

“It’s not as simple as I thought it would be,” Dunbar said.

Others

Other businesses that would be affected by a Cherokee County resolution allowing Sunday beer sales are Truck and Travel, south of Pittsburg; R&J’s Convenience Store, in Cherokee; Riverton Quik Stop; and Jack’s Shack, outside Baxter Springs. Inside incorporated towns, Columbus allows Sunday beer sales, but Galena and Baxter Springs do not.