/*
Theme Name: Henry County Watchdog
Theme URI: https://henrycountywatchdog.com
Author: Henry County Watchdog
Description: Custom editorial WordPress theme for Henry County Missouri Watchdog.
Version: 2.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: hcwatchdog
*/

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