Gas prices, jobless rate both up locally

Mitchell was hit with a double dose of bad economic news Friday as the average gas price in the city hit $3.479 and the unemployment rate spiked to 4.9 percent. The average gas price is about 20 cents higher than a week ago. The unemployment rate — which covers the month of January but was just released Friday — is up 0.8 percentage points from the previous month.

By: Seth Tupper, The Daily Republic