Photo by Deb Gau The Food N Fuel gas station in Tracy sits vacant, with a “For Sale” sign in the window. It was one of three gas stations to close in the town the past couple of years.

TRACY — Although small corner gas stations have become a thing of the past, drivers looking for fuel can usually find a station or two in towns with a highway. But sometimes even those are rare. In just a couple of years, the number of gas stations along U.S. Highway 14 in Tracy has dwindled from four to one. The Food N Fuel has been closed for about two years, although the property is now up for sale. The BP station shut down earlier this year, and the pumps near the Red Rooster are also closed. Only Casey’s General Store is left. While they’d like to see a bigger variety of choices, some Tracy area residents say they can handle having a one-station town. “It’s sad that we don’t have another choice, but it isn’t something we can’t live without,” Ralph DesLauriers summed up on Wednesday. “I would like to see something local,” Sandy Nyquist said. But at the same time, she and Denny Campbell pointed out, the Casey’s station is doing good business and employing local people.