A former Mid-Prairie employee’s embezzlement trial will begin next year. Cindy Steege’s trial was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, but after a request made by her counsel, a continuance was granted. The trial will start on February 24th. Steege is accused of making $8,000 worth of unauthorized charges on a Mid-Prairie credit card while serving as the district’s business manager. She is charged with 2nd degree theft, a class d felony.