Local gas prices are back on the rise and have now exceeded $3 per gallon across the area.
In Emporia, prices are now well over $3 a gallon ranging from $3.09 to $3.29. This reflects a roughly 40-cent increase over the past month alone.
Chase County boasts the highest price of $3.46 a gallon. Average prices range from $3.19 to $3.29 a gallon in Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties.
Diesel prices range from as low as $3.89 in Lyon County to as high as $4.29 in Lyon, Osage and Wabaunsee counties.
