By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Gas prices in Kansas are still increasing slowly.
"Today, we're at $2.19 a gallon in Kansas," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "That's up one cent from where we were a week ago, a very modest increase. If we look at a month ago, we were at $2.01, so we're up 18 cents in the last month."
Reno County is in the middle of the pack as far as prices in the state go.
"Reno County is at $2.18 a gallon," Steward said. "Just a touch below the statewide average."
In a normal year, you could expect prices to increase going forward.
"In a typical year, we'll see more traveling for sports or summer vacations or the like," Steward said. "We anticipate as we move out of the winter period, in a typical year, demand for gasoline is going to increase. If crude oil prices remain the same or continue to increase, we can definitely see prices continue to rise."
Prices this week last year were actually slightly higher than they are this year prior to the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic being felt across the globe.
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