• The California Tahoe Conservancy’s annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe begins May 1 and ends July 31.

• Katy Simon, who has been manager of Washoe County for 15 years, is retiring July 1.

• In 2012, Caltrans filled more than 10,00 garbage trucks with debris from state highways. This cost taxpayers $52 million.

• Reno’s Wayne Wong was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Mich., this month.

• Draft documents of Douglas County’s South Shore Area Plan are online.