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SARTA board decides to make Ralph Lee permanent CEO

Robert Wang Canton Repository June 4, 2026, 5:59 a.m. ET The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority board has appointed interim CEO Ralph Lee as its permanent CEO. Lee will receive a salary of $198,000 a year under a new three-year…

Jun 04, 2026
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‘Stuff the Bus’ collects enough food for nearly 25,000 meals in Stark County area

Canton Repository April 18, 2026, 10:18 a.m. ET CANTON ‒ The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority held its "Stuff the Bus" donation effort on April 17, collecting enough food for nearly 25,000 meals. Two SARTA buses visited local businesses…

Apr 20, 2026
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SARTA CEO visits heritage christian school students

2 days ago SARTA CEO Ralph Lee visited Heritage Christian School to meet with Ms. Randall’s 3rd and 4th grade Math Club students. The visit gave students a chance to learn about SARTA’s work and explore how public transit operates in their community. The students enjoyed the…

Mar 02, 2026
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‘Modest increase.’ SARTA to seek first sales tax increase since 1997

Robert Wang Canton Repository Updated Jan. 15, 2026, 3:15 p.m. ET The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) is seeking its first sales tax increase in over 28 years. The proposal would raise the SARTA sales tax from 0.25% to…

Jan 15, 2026
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SARTA offering free transportation to SNAP recipients

Canton Repository Nov. 6, 2025, 12:39 p.m. ET CANTON ‒ The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority is offering free rides to people struggling with the loss of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The free rides — available on all SARTA fixed…

Nov 06, 2025
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‘A dignity to being clean.’ Akron nonprofit to bring mobile shower buses to Canton

Robert Wang Canton Repository Oct. 31, 2025, 5:59 a.m. ET The Akron-based nonprofit Forever R Children is expanding its mobile shower bus program to Canton in 2026. The program provides free showers, clean clothes, haircuts, and other services to people…

Oct 31, 2025
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SARTA showcases the new anti-collision bus technology coming soon to Stark County

Robert Wang Canton Repository Sept. 10, 2025Updated Sept. 12, 2025, 2:35 p.m. ET A $2 million federal grant is funding the collision avoidance technology for SARTA and two other Ohio transit agencies. The system uses LIDAR, radar, and cameras to…

Sep 12, 2025
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SARTA, businesses and schools support Akron-Canton Foodbank with ‘Stuff the Bus’ effort

Canton Repository Updated April 11, 2025, 3:57 p.m. ET This story has been updated with new information. The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority participated Friday in a "Stuff the Bus" event to support the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Two SARTA buses…

Apr 11, 2025
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Innis Maggiore Awarded 10 Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA)

CANTON, Ohio (March 17, 2025) — Innis Maggiore, the nation’s leading positioning ad agency, today announced that it earned 10 Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA) for ReliaRide Medical Transportation and Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA). The agency was among only…

Mar 17, 2025