The community mourns the loss of area leader Susan Bearden, who passed away due to a motor vehicle accident on October 14 in north Arkansas. Bearden was traveling on Highway 65, in the Bear Creek area north of Harrison, when the vehicle she was driving crossed the center line and struck a semi-truck. According to the Arkansas State Police, the falling rain significantly contributed to the accident. Bearden was transported to Mercy Hospital in Springfield where she succumb