Gas prices up for third week in a row

The price of gas in central Ohio climbed for the third week in a row and is slightly higher than the national average to begin the workweek. The retail price per gallon for regular gas in Columbus was $1.79 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That's up about 8 cents from a month ago buts 51 cents less than the average at this time last year.