A former Mid-Prairie employee accused of stealing from the district has entered a plea of not guilty. Cindy Steege served as business manager at Mid-Prairie and Keota School District’s up until June when $8,000 worth of unauthorized charges were discovered on a Mid-Prairie credit card. She’s charged with theft in the second degree, a class d felony. The North Liberty resident’s trial is scheduled to begin November 25th at the Washington County Courthouse.