Five individuals arrested earlier this week as part of an ongoing controlled substance investigation will appear in Oneida County court today, Friday, Jan.16.

Andrea Healy, 47, of Rhinelander; Jute Handrick, 24, of Woodruff; Andi Hansen, 26, of Lac du Flameau; Ronald Ross, Jr.,28, of Woodruff and Richard Nitschke, 48, of Rhinelander were arrested January 14, 2015 following the execution of a state search warrant at 718 Margaret Street in Rhinelander. Later that day a second state search warrant was executed in the city of Minocqua at a storage unit.

Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, along with members of the Rhinelander Police Department, the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, the Northcentral Drug Enforcement Group (NORDEG), and the Wisconsin Department of Justice are continuing an investigation involving the use, manufacture, and delivery of controlled substances, specifically methamphetamine.