OKLAHOMA CITY HOMEBUILDER SENTENCED, FINED
An Oklahoma City homebuilder has been sentenced to one year in prison and required to pay $1.9 million in restitution for failure to file a federal income tax return. - Staff Report

WINERY PETITIONERS SEEKING LEGISLATIVE AID
A proposed petition drive to allow Oklahoma wineries to sell their products to grocery stores is still alive, a consultant said Friday. - Ron Jenkins, Associated Press

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR PRIMARIES LOOMS
Oklahomans wanting to register to vote in the upcoming Feb. 5 presidential primary have only through Friday to do so. - Marie Price

POSH PARK HARVEY ATHLETIC CLUB OPENS
The Park Harvey Athletic Club opened in late November in the lower level of the Park Harvey Apartment Building in downtown Oklahoma City and plans to hold its grand opening this week. - Kelley Chambers

AUDIT OF STATE PRISON SYSTEM: OFFICIALS MAKING THE BEST OF FUNDING SHORTFALLS
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has been doing a good job of managing what may be the most poorly funded corrections system in the country, according to the findings of an audit prepared by an independent consulting firm. - Janice Francis-Smith

TULSA GYMS DON'T SEE GOLD'S RETURN AS THREAT
Gold's Gym will return to Oklahoma in an effort to pump the state up. While Gold's commercial workout facility is successful elsewhere year after year, Tulsa features several local gyms that offer a different workout experience. - Heather Caliendo

TULSA RIGHT-OF-WAY FIRM BUILDING ON EXPERIENCE
Field experience among a 265-employee work force with an average age of 57 - that's a critical factor in keeping Universal Field Services the world's largest right-of-way acquisition company, say company leaders. - Kirby Lee Davis