LIBERTY - Maryellen Lieping has lived in Liberty her whole life and remembers when the village's downtown was vibrant and thriving back in the 1950s and 1960s.Back then, there was a mix of clothing shops and restaurants, and the Liberty Theater on South Main Street was part of that, according to Lieping.A lot has changed since then, but she hopes renovations to the theater can help bring back some bustle to the village and have a ripple effect on other businesses like the one [...]