LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, in recognition of the service and sacrifice by firefighter Nathan Matthews. Matthews died last week from injuries he sustained while battling a wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border in late June.

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Governor Jim Pillen ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday in recognition of firefighter Nathan Matthews.

The source says Matthews died last week from injuries he sustained while battling a wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border in late June.

The order applies statewide in Nebraska; the source does not name any narrower counties, cities, or specific facilities.

No additional schedule details are given in the source text beyond "on Saturday."

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