Crystal Jo Collier, the former director of the Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau, appeared in Barton County District Court on Wednesday and entered not guilty pleas at her arraignment.Collier is charged with one count of theft by deception and one count of making a false information. Both charges stem from allegations that she illegally obtained money in connection with her position at the CVB.District Judge Scott McPherson read the charges and talked about the possible penalties if Collier is found guilty.Theft by deception is alleged to have occurred between July 28, 2012, and Jan. 13, 2015. It is a level seven non-person felony which carries a sentence of at least 11 months with the Kansas Department of Corrections.Making a false information is alleged to have occurred between April 1 and May 31 of 2015. (These dates were amended from the original charge.