LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 4,124	$ 4,321	$ 4,194	$ 4,173
Charge-offs	(29)	(75)	(170)	(127)
Recoveries	201	107	272	207
Provision				100
Ending balance	4,296	4,353	4,296	4,353
Individually evaluated for impairment	564	666	564	666
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,732	3,687	3,732	3,687
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	6,033		6,033		$ 5,585
Collectively evaluated for impairment	351,209		351,209		343,719
Loans	357,242		357,242		349,304
Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	382	201	420	187
Recoveries		1		1
Provision	18	77	(20)	91
Ending balance	400	279	400	279
Individually evaluated for impairment	11		11
Collectively evaluated for impairment	389	279	389	279
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	173		173		50
Collectively evaluated for impairment	34,500		34,500		40,182
Loans	34,673		34,673		40,232
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	691	613	586	527
Charge-offs			(33)
Recoveries	8	20	23	48
Provision	(42)	(136)	81	(78)
Ending balance	657	497	657	497
Individually evaluated for impairment	11		11
Collectively evaluated for impairment	646	497	646	497
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	294		294		192
Collectively evaluated for impairment	97,436		97,436		94,155
Loans	97,730		97,730		94,347
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	272	193	297	183
Charge-offs	(29)	(55)	(68)	(106)
Recoveries	28	42	69	79
Provision	6	13	(21)	37
Ending balance	277	193	277	193
Individually evaluated for impairment	1	1	1	1
Collectively evaluated for impairment	276	192	276	192
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	22		22		24
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,887		20,887		20,066
Loans	20,909		20,909		20,090
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,138	1,498	1,030	1,641
Recoveries	23	14	31	21
Provision	(28)	(228)	72	(378)
Ending balance	1,133	1,284	1,133	1,284
Individually evaluated for impairment	177	333	177	333
Collectively evaluated for impairment	956	951	956	951
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	2,628		2,628		2,790
Collectively evaluated for impairment	103,606		103,606		94,946
Loans	106,234		106,234		97,736
Construction Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	43	39	46	9
Provision	2	(11)	(2)	19
Ending balance	45	28	45	28
Collectively evaluated for impairment	45	28	45	28
Loans
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,427		5,427		5,390
Loans	5,427		5,427		5,390
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,350	1,482	1,388	1,193
Charge-offs		(20)	(69)	(21)
Recoveries	142	30	149	58
Provision	(270)	(116)	(246)	146
Ending balance	1,222	1,376	1,222	1,376
Individually evaluated for impairment	364	332	364	332
Collectively evaluated for impairment	858	1,044	858	1,044
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	2,916		2,916		2,529
Collectively evaluated for impairment	89,353		89,353		88,980
Loans	92,269		92,269		$ 91,509
Unallocated [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	249	295	427	433
Provision	315	401	136	263
Ending balance	563	696	563	696
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 563	$ 696	$ 563	$ 696

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