• Genoa is featured in the May-June issue of Via magazine.

• The science wizard is coming to the South Lake Tahoe library on July 19 at 2pm. The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.

• Douglas County has been selected to receive a special achievement award in Geographic Information Systems from Environmental Systems Research Institute.

• Truckee’s Tahoe Adventure Company has grown from a handful of kayaks to an entire fleet of equipment geared toward adventure, from snowshoes to mountain bikes to corporate team-building tools in the 10 years it has been in business.

• The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office now has an app for iPhone and iPad.