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Gas Prices

Evan Morris, MVC Writer
May 14, 2026

With the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices have started to rise all over the United States. The closing of the Strait led to one of the biggest gas price jumps Indiana has ever seen. The price jumped 40 cents overnight. The most common price in late April was between $4.79-4.99. During late April the prices continued to go up and down slightly, but towards the start and middle of May the prices started to go down to between $3.49 to 3.99

These are just the price for unleaded. Diesel and premium have gone up significantly with premium gas prices between &5.82-6. With the Strait closing there seems to be no end in sight of having high gas prices.

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Evan Morris, MVC writer
Hi, my name is Evan. I’m a Sophmore and in my free time, I enjoy collecting vinyls. I also enjoy listening to various music artists. I tend to like most music except for EDM. I also enjoy playing music I know how to play the trumpet, french horn and I am learning to play the guitar.