NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Gas prices in Kansas are now well below $3 a gallon on average.
"Today's average of $2.89 in Kansas is the lowest we've been in quite some time," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "We've actually taken our place back in the top ten cheapest gas prices in the nation, coming in at eighth lowest."
Area county averages are generally at or below $3 a gallon.
Reno: $2.86
McPherson: $2.73
Harvey: $2.93
Sedgwick: $2.93
Kingman: $2.94
Pratt: $3.00
Stafford: $3.02
Rice: $2.98
"Crude oil prices have been kind of jumping around a little bit," Steward said. "Thursday, they were approaching the $80 per barrel range, but then again today, we're back in the $76 range."
This continues a trend that started in the late summer and early fall of falling prices both in Kansas and across the country.
"We are seeing what we typically see, in terms of seasonal price drops at the pumps," Steward said. "The national average has fallen or stayed flat every day since Sept. 19. We're going on two and a half months of falling gas prices, which is certainly nice to see if you're a driver."
So far, the continued turmoil in the Middle East has not spilled over to countries that would have an effect on oil markets.
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