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YSU relationship

YOUNGSTOWN

Representatives of Youngstown State University and Western Galilee College in Acre, Israel, will sign memorandum of understanding Monday to formalize the relationship between the schools.

YSU President Jim Tressel accompanied a delegation from the university and the Youngstown Business Incubator on a trip to Israel in January, where the two schools initiated their relationship.

Wife beaten by husband with pipe

YOUNGSTOWN

Reports said a 28-year-old woman was beaten by her husband Thursday evening between 20 and 30 times with a pipe and at one point the husband paused to send their children back to bed when they checked to see what was happening.

The husband was not there when police arrived about 9:20 p.m. at the victim’s home in the first block of East Judson Avenue. Reports said police had to go inside after finding a broken window and no one answered the door.

Reports said the woman was arguing with her husband over a fake Facebook account he has when she threw a phone at him. The husband then picked up a pipe and began beating her, reports said.

Reports said the woman had bruises on her body consistent with being hit with a pipe. Police found a pipe in the home and took it as evidence.

Road resurfacing

AUSTINTOWN

Road resurfacing begins on state Route 11 in Austintown and Canfield townships Monday, said the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The $3.8 million project is projected for completion by August 2018.

Drivers can expect daily lane restrictions on Route 11 during the resurfacing.

Route 11 will be resurfaced from the Interstate 80/Interstate 680 split to Route 224 exits, and the project includes bridge repairs.

Police cite man

BOARDMAN

A man was cited for disorderly conduct while intoxicated for purportedly urinating inside a bar in front of several people.

Township police issued a minor misdemeanor citation to William R. Hyatte Jr., 31, of Meadowbrook Avenue for the incident reported about 2:20 a.m. Friday at Krakatoa Tropical Food & Spirits on South Avenue.

Police found Hyatte outside the bar and reportedly observed that he could barely stand up, the front of his pants were wet, and he was exhibiting other signs of intoxication.

Police investigate texts, photographs

BOARDMAN

Township police are investigating after a Glenwood Avenue woman reported Friday a stranger texted her threatening messages and nude photographs of children.

The woman told police she received messages from an unidentified number in which the sender asked her for money to buy drugs, and sent “nude pictures of what appears to be children,” telling the woman “she could have sex with the children for $200.”

The sender also reportedly threatened to have the woman killed if she contacted police and sent her a picture of a gun.

Police have the photos sent to the woman and screen shots of the messages, according to the report.

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