Hay man reported missing

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for an overdue motorist/missing person from the Hay area.

Law enforcement is attempting to locate William “Bill” Betcher who is an 81-year-old white male approximately 6’2 and 270 lbs. Betcher may be wearing a large straw sombrero type hat and shorts.

Betcher left Hay July 21 at approximately 4 p.m. He said he was going to buy a horse in the Ford, Wash., area which is located between Reardan and Springdale. He was seen driving eastbound on Highway 26 east of Hooper. On July 22 he was seen in the Almira area during the morning hours.

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