Local ethanol, local trucking and high sales volume help two rural stations keep E85 prices low for their customers.

Rural gas stations in northern Iowa are drawing drivers from across the region and southern Minnesota with deep discounts on E85 fuel, offering prices that rank among the lowest in the country.

Fuel Time in St. Ansgar offered E85 for $1.19 per gallon last week, while Cartersville Elevator in Nora Springs, 20 miles to the southeast, provided E85...