KOKOMO, Ind.- Gas prices are hitting a record high. In some parts of our state, gas is already over $5 a gallon. Some lucky drivers in Kokomo got a bit of relief when a local business pumped their gas then paid for it.
“Gas is ridiculous right now,” said Erika Washington.
Every day the owner of Woody’s Food Mart in Kokomo changes the price on his sign.
“Up again? It’s up 30 cents from yesterday and it does it all the time. (It) goes down real slow, goes up real fast,” said Mike Wood, owner of Woody’s Food Mart.
Employees with Indiana Heartland Federal Credit Union pumped $25 worth of gas for the first 100 vehicles. The giveaway started at 4 o’clock. Drivers started lining up at 2:45.
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