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Residents start process to remove Plainfield Township trustee…

Residents of the Michigan township have filed to recall one of its trustees, and the petition's next step is a review on October twentieth; the map stays circled.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:48 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 2:48 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are WZZM13.com's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by WZZM13.com: “Residents start process to remove Plainfield Township trustee, recall petition to be reviewed Oct. 20”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 2:48 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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WZZM13.comResidents start process to remove Plainfield Township trustee, recall petition to be reviewed Oct. 20

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTeam coverage today, folks, from Plainfield Township, where WZZM Thirteen says residents have started the process to remove a township trustee.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStarted the process. So nobody has been removed from anything.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCorrect, Hank, but the recall petition will be reviewed on October twentieth, and our fake live map has that date circled in red.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA date on a map.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSix days out. Residents are organized, the paperwork is filed, and the review is the next move in a story that is very much developing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe stories say what the review decides is not yet known, and the trustee has not been quoted in what we have. Our coverage is thorough on the part that has happened.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the map is accurate, Hank. It shows one date, and we are watching it closely.

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