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Law | Brooke County, WV Considers Smoking Ban

Just week after their neighbors to the north, Hancock County decided to go 100-percent smoke free, Brooke County, West Virginia might just follow suit. According to Brooke County Health Department Administrator, Karen Mclain the board of hearth will be adopting clean air regulation that will ban smoking in all enclosed public places as well as outdoor events such as fairs and festivals. She states, “As a board of health, what we can address is the […]

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Law: Hancock County, WV Smoking Ban Vote *update*

On Tuesday the Hancock County, WV County Board of Health is set to vote on a smoking ban that the can cost the county’s largest employer 20 percent of its business. Mountaineer Casino which has a staff of 1,300 has opposed the proposed smoking ban at every public meeting over the past year. The casino is minutes from the state line and a short distance from casino’s with no smoking bands. The proposal, previously approved […]

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