🌱 Olyphant resident named in latest Lackawanna County divorce filings

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• Olyphant resident named in latest Lackawanna County divorce filings

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📰 News we're reading

• Lackawanna County Court Notes, December 16, 2025 (thetimes-tribune.com) — A recent Lackawanna County court filing lists an Olyphant resident, Michael Joseph Rusyn, as a party seeking divorce, alongside other divorce actions from nearby communities. The court notes also detail new marriage licenses, property sales in Scranton, Archbald, Throop and South Abington, and estate filings from Jessup and Carbondale, offering a snapshot of local legal and real estate activity.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Veterans news, December 14, 2025 (thetimes-tribune.com)

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