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The tragic end of Salem's most famous hotel
The Marion Hotel was built in 1870 at the southeast corner of Commercial and Ferry streets in downtown Salem and hailed as the largest and finest hotel north of San Francisco. It soon became the center of social, cultural and political activities, perhaps best known as the unofficial second capitol. More deals were reportedly struck and laws shaped in its back rooms and basement lounge than in the official chambers of state government. The hotel’s storied history ended in tragedy 55 years ago, when a pre-dawn fire Nov. 12, 1971, destroyed the four-story brick building and left the grand old showplace a smoking heap of blackened brick and twisted metal. By then, the hotel complex had grown to cover the entire block, and local firefighters considered the 101-year-old portion a firetrap. “We knew it was going to happen someday — it was just predicting the exact time,” the Salem fire chief told a Capital Journal reporter. “It was the kind of thing firemen took bets on.” Marion Hotel had high-end amenities such as speaking tubes Salem’s most famous hotel opened as The Chemeketa House on the day after Christmas in 1870. The glitzy opening-night dinner featured a speech by then-Gov.
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Three-star big man Fallilou Mbengue commits to Oregon State basketball
By Dushawn London, 247Sports: Fallilou Mbengue, a three-star big man in the class of 2027, has committed to Oregon State. The 6-foot-10, 205-pound prospect out of The Academy of Central Florida also considered Loyola Chicago and High Point, among others. He becomes the third commitment in Justin Joyner’s 2027 recruiting class, joining Emmanuel Ahamefule and Malcom Price.
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Ask Salem, Oregon, Locals About Ribs And You’ll Land At This Family-Run Smokehouse With Seven Sauces
Salem has plenty of places to grab lunch, but ask around about ribs and the same name keeps popping up. It sits on a busy stretch of State Street, inside a quaint older building with angle parking out front and a view of the street from the patio. The family...
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Philomath gets a RecycleOn Center for hard-to-recycle items
Philomath residents now have a free place to recycle plastic bags, bottle caps, aluminum foil and other materials that don’t belong in curbside bins. A RecycleOn Center opened last month at The Arc, 111 N. 20th St. It is one of dozens of drop-off sites opening across the state under Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act.
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Oregon National Guard Joins Veterans Day Ceremonies
Oregon National Guard members joined veterans, students and community members at Veterans Day events across the state Nov. 10 and 11, 2026, taking part in ceremonies, parades and school programs in Albany, Salem, Echo and Beaverton. In Albany, Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, The Adjutant General of Oregon, gave remarks...