LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 4,296	$ 4,352	$ 4,194	$ 4,173
Charge-offs	(93)	(90)	(263)	(218)
Recoveries	73	55	345	262
Provision				100
Ending balance	4,276	4,317	4,276	4,317
Individually evaluated for impairment	501	684	501	684
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,775	3,633	3,775	3,633
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment					$ 5,585
Collectively evaluated for impairment					343,719
Loans	362,603		362,603		349,304
Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	399	279	420	187
Recoveries				1
Provision	(11)	10	(32)	101
Ending balance	388	289	388	289
Individually evaluated for impairment	4	3	4	3
Collectively evaluated for impairment	384	286	384	286
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	534		534		50
Collectively evaluated for impairment	37,744		37,744		40,182
Loans	38,278		38,278		40,232
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	656	498	586	527
Charge-offs			(33)
Recoveries	8	11	31	59
Provision	(55)	(14)	26	(91)
Ending balance	610	495	610	495
Individually evaluated for impairment	8	1	8	1
Collectively evaluated for impairment	602	494	602	494
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	450		450		192
Collectively evaluated for impairment	95,221		95,221		94,155
Loans	95,671		95,671		94,347
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	279	193	297	183
Charge-offs	(68)	(65)	(136)	(172)
Recoveries	49	25	119	104
Provision	30	57	10	95
Ending balance	290	210	290	210
Individually evaluated for impairment	1	29	1	29
Collectively evaluated for impairment	289	181	289	181
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	26		26		24
Collectively evaluated for impairment	21,427		21,427		20,066
Loans	21,453		21,453		20,090
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,133	1,284	1,030	1,641
Recoveries	5	15	35	36
Provision	340	(179)	412	(557)
Ending balance	1,477	1,120	1,477	1,120
Individually evaluated for impairment	167	296	167	296
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,310	824	1,310	824
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,459		1,459		2,790
Collectively evaluated for impairment	107,608		107,608		94,946
Loans	109,067		109,067		97,736
Construction Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	44	28	46	9
Provision	(3)	15	(5)	34
Ending balance	41	43	41	43
Collectively evaluated for impairment	41	43	41	43
Loans
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,027		6,027		5,390
Loans	6,027		6,027		5,390
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,222	1,375	1,388	1,193
Charge-offs	(25)	(25)	(94)	(46)
Recoveries	11	4	160	62
Provision	(205)	(2)	(451)	143
Ending balance	1,003	1,352	1,003	1,352
Individually evaluated for impairment	321	355	321	355
Collectively evaluated for impairment	682	997	682	997
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	3,109		3,109		2,529
Collectively evaluated for impairment	88,998		88,998		88,980
Loans	92,107		92,107		$ 91,509
Unallocated [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	563	695	427	433
Provision	(96)	113	40	375
Ending balance	467	808	467	808
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 467	$ 808	$ 467	$ 808

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