A southwestern Virginia gas station operator and the state have settled a price-gouging complaint.

Attorney General Bill Mims announced the settlement with L.V. Stone Inc. on Monday. The company operates service stations in Radford and Dublin.

According to the complaint, three of the company's Bucko's Pantry stores charged prices ranging from nearly $5 to nearly $6 a gallon for gasoline on September 10, 2008, as Hurricane Ike approached the Gulf Coast.

The settlement requires Bucko's Pantry to set aside $400 for customer refunds and contribute $800 to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The company also will pay $2,800 to reimburse the state for the cost of its investigation.