By Davin White davinwhite@wvgazette.com West Virginia Board of Education members returned the Hampshire County school system to local control Thursday, after state education auditors said the school system improved on its financial and personnel problems.

By Anna L. Mallory amallory@wvgazette.com WELCH - If the latest recommendations from state Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine work out, only two West Virginia school systems - Lincoln and Mingo - will be under state control.

By Eric Eyre ericeyre@wvgazette.com A top state

By Eric Eyre ericeyre@wvgazette.com The state Board of Education took partial control of Hampshire County schools Wednesday after reviewing an audit report that found the county's board office in turmoil.

By Eric Eyre, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Jan. 11--State school board members are expected to decide today whether to seize control of a fourth county school system in West Virginia. A state school-monitoring agency plans to release a report of a follow-up audit of Hampshire County schools.