Northwest Iowa — Usually gas prices go up before a holiday. But this is the last weekend before Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, and gasoline prices are inching downward as demand drops with less travel, though prices are still high compared to a year ago and even a month ago.
AAA Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says crude oil prices are gradually falling and that translates to a drop in prices at the pump.
The motor club says the average price for a gallon of self-serve unleaded is now $3.61 in Iowa, which is 21-cents below the national average.
A check of prices at GasBuddy.com shows a wide variation in northwest Iowa gas prices, with the lowest price of $3.39 per gallon being reported in both Spencer and Rock Valley. It’s $3.48 in the Iowa Great Lakes area, $3.54 in Sheldon, Hospers, and Sioux Center, $3.58 in Sanborn and Rock Rapids, $3.59 at both Sibley and Inwood, $3.60 in Le Mars, $3.64 at George, $3.69 at Primghar, and $3.79 at Alton, Paullina, and Cherokee.
