EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — People in this tiny village located on the state line with Pennsylvania long for nothing more than a return to normal, explained the village’s mayor, Trent Conaway, on the day of Vice President JD Vance’s visit.

Conaway expressed confidence that Ohio’s two new Republican U.S. senators, Sens. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and John Husted (R-OH), who joined Vance along with Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) on the second anniversary, will continue to be their warriors.