7/2/18 – 7:41 A.M.

Local gas prices are higher than they were a week ago. OhioGasPrices.com reports the average price for a gallon of regular in Findlay is $2.70 today. That’s up 21 cents compared to a week ago. Prices were just above $2 a gallon as we headed toward Independence Day a year ago.

Drivers in Ottawa report paying $2.69 per gallon. That’s up 10 cents from last Monday.

The statewide average stands at $2.71 today, up 11 cents over the last seven days.