FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financial assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	$ 695,219	$ 375,613
Equity Securities, FV-NI	2,609	2,170	$ 2,363
Investment securities available for sale	437,098	337,718
Investment securities held to maturity	6,652	10,768
Restricted investment in bank stocks	2,303	2,942
Carrying Amount
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	14,912	23,739
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	695,219	375,613
Equity Securities, FV-NI	2,609	2,170
Investment securities available for sale	437,098	337,718
Investment securities held to maturity	6,454	10,294
Loans held for sale	2,193	11,034
Loans, less allowance for loan losses	1,449,394	1,617,558
Accrued interest receivable	5,520	6,950
Restricted investment in bank stocks	2,303	2,942
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits and savings	1,996,337	1,708,868
Time deposits	430,052	476,657
Short-term borrowings	35,202	38,464
Long-term borrowings	13,700	42,745
Trust preferred subordinated debt	21,000	11,000
Accrued interest payable	109	1,434
Off-balance sheet financial instruments	0	0
Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	14,912	23,739
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	695,219	375,613
Equity Securities, FV-NI	2,609	2,170
Investment securities available for sale	437,098	337,718
Investment securities held to maturity	6,652	10,768
Loans held for sale	2,193	11,034
Loans, less allowance for loan losses	1,459,900	1,662,342
Accrued interest receivable	5,520	6,950
Restricted investment in bank stocks	2,303	2,942
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits and savings	1,996,337	1,708,868
Time deposits	428,718	481,138
Short-term borrowings	35,202	38,464
Long-term borrowings	13,764	43,669
Trust preferred subordinated debt	19,991	9,902
Accrued interest payable	109	1,434
Off-balance sheet financial instruments	0	0
Level 1
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	7,992	12,436
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	695,219	375,613
Equity Securities, FV-NI	2,609	2,170
Investment securities available for sale	0	0
Investment securities held to maturity	0	0
Loans held for sale	0	0
Loans, less allowance for loan losses	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Restricted investment in bank stocks	0	0
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits and savings	0	0
Time deposits	0	0
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Long-term borrowings	0	0
Trust preferred subordinated debt	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Off-balance sheet financial instruments	0	0
Level 2
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	6,920	11,303
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	0	0
Equity Securities, FV-NI	0	0
Investment securities available for sale	437,098	337,718
Investment securities held to maturity	6,652	10,768
Loans held for sale	2,193	11,034
Loans, less allowance for loan losses	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	5,520	6,950
Restricted investment in bank stocks	2,303	2,942
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits and savings	1,996,337	1,708,868
Time deposits	428,718	481,138
Short-term borrowings	35,202	38,464
Long-term borrowings	13,764	43,669
Trust preferred subordinated debt	19,991	9,902
Accrued interest payable	109	1,434
Off-balance sheet financial instruments	0	0
Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	0	0
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	0	0
Equity Securities, FV-NI	0	0
Investment securities available for sale	0	0
Investment securities held to maturity	0	0
Loans held for sale	0	0
Loans, less allowance for loan losses	1,459,900	1,662,342
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Restricted investment in bank stocks	0	0
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits and savings	0	0
Time deposits	0	0
Short-term borrowings	0	0
Long-term borrowings	0	0
Trust preferred subordinated debt	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Off-balance sheet financial instruments	$ 0	$ 0

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