Iowans who are traveling home after the Easter weekend are paying higher prices for gasoline. Gail Weinholzer, at Triple-A-Iowa, says pump prices are up about a nickel a gallon in the past week, but it’s not due to the holiday.
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The statewide average is around two-35 a gallon, which is about five-cents below the national average. Weinholzer says both figures are up from a year ago.
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The motor club is predicting gas prices in Iowa will continue to rise over the next few months but will not break three-dollars a gallon.
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