Most Kansas counties and cities do not permit retail sales of packaged alcohol on Sunday. In Reno County, the only place where Sunday sales are allowed is in the city of Haven.

That could change after the Nov. 5 general election …

This spring, Greg Dovel, part-owner of 505 Tobacco & Liquor … asked the South Hutchinson City Council to authorize Sunday sales. When the council didn’t, Dovel spearheaded a petition drive to put the issue on the ballot.

Dovel had to collect 50 signatures of registered voters for the ballot question. He collected more than twice that number.

(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)