NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — If you're headed out of town next week, it won't be as hard on your wallet as previous years at the pump.
"We definitely have something to be thankful for this holiday with gas prices," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "Here in Kansas, the average is $2.72 a gallon. That's about 30 cents less than the national average, a little bit more than that, and sixth lowest in the nation. Kansas, as usual, we have pretty good gas prices to be thankful for. If you're traveling anywhere south and southeast of here as well, that's where you'll see the lowest prices in the nation."
Locally, prices are on either side of the state average.
Reno $2.49
McPherson $2.63
Harvey $2.63
Sedgwick $2.75
Kingman $2.86
Pratt $2.72
Stafford $2.82
Rice $2.83
"Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Texas all have some of the lowest prices in the country," Steward said. "If you're staying here in the region, don't expect to see prices too much higher than we have here, and in many cases, lower. If you happen to be headed to Colorado, their average is $2.94 a gallon, so about 20 cents more on average if you're headed there."
You can find the latest gas prices where you are at https://gasprices.aaa.com/.