TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas tied for the fourth-largest gas price decrease in the nation this week, with the average price-per-gallon falling nine cents to $2.47. This is good news for motorists with the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel week approaching.

After experiencing gas prices 15 percent to 30 percent higher than last year throughout much of 2018, pump prices are now in the single-digit percentages higher than 2017. For example, a year ago, the average Kansas gas price was $2.41, just two percent less than the current price.

Here in Hutchinson, prices range from $2.36 at some stations to as low as $2.30 per gallon at Murphy’s USA. Prices in South Hutchinson are higher with most stations reporting a price of $2.37 per gallon, according to Gas Buddy.

According to AAA Kansas, this week’s Kansas gas price extreme is in Elkhart in Morton County at $3.00 per gallon. Maize in Sedgwick County has the lowest at $2.23 per gallon.