Harrison County Considers Smoking Ban

Harrison considers indoor smoking ban CLARKSBURG — The Harrison-Clarksburg Board of Health is considering banning indoor smoking in all public places, including bars, restaurants and video lottery establishments. If the ordinance is approved, board members said they would consider phasing it in gradually. Two other counties, Tucker and Lincoln, have banned indoor smoking in all public places, said Bruce Adkins, director of the state Division of Tobacco Prevention. Ohio County’s only exemption is Wheeling Island Racetrack & Gaming Center and freestanding video lottery parlors. Braxton County’s ordinance applies to all public facilities except bingo halls with separate smoke-free sections. As has been the case in other counties that enacted smoking bans, some businesses are opposed to the clean air ordinance.