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By
NICK GOSNELL
Hutch
Post
HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — Kansas gas prices are on the way up again."Kansas gas prices, after dropping last week for the first time in a few months, are back on the rise, albeit just a slight amount this week," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas.The state's price is up one cent, as is the national average."Kansas is at $2.66 a gallon," Steward said. "The national average is at $2.87."That puts Kansas at the ninth-cheapest price in the country again this week."Reno County is at $2.70 a gallon, so a few cents higher than the statewide average," Steward said. "Sedgwick County is at $2.59, so it's a little bit less than the statewide average."Harvey County is at $2.61, McPherson at $2.64, Rice is at $2.72, Pratt at $2.73 and Kingman at $2.77.

Steward: Gas prices trickling up again