Shop around for the valleys’ best gas deals

SALEM — Planning to travel over the coming holiday week? You can shop around for gas deals in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys, where average prices range from $1.62 to $2.55.

Few are complaining about area pump prices, but a peek at neighborhood stations and fuel-saver Web-sites show that location is everything when filling up.

With average high fuel prices at $2.06 in the Mahoning Valley, drivers might be best served driving south to Columbiana County to fill their tanks. The county boasts the lowest fuel prices in the valley — as low as $1.62 — and residents there owe it to good, old fashioned American competition.

Read more in Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com