LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 4,325	$ 4,124	$ 4,277	$ 4,194
Charge-offs	(409)	(29)	(533)	(170)
Recoveries	157	201	329	272
Provision	25	0	25	0
Ending balance	4,098	4,296	4,098	4,296
Individually evaluated for impairment	367	564	367	564
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,731	3,732	3,731	3,732
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	4,383		4,383		$ 4,911
Collectively evaluated for impairment	375,065		375,065		364,089
Loans	379,448		379,448		369,000
Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	406	382	433	420
Provision	(11)	18	(38)	(20)
Ending balance	395	400	395	400
Individually evaluated for impairment		11		11
Collectively evaluated for impairment	395	389	395	389
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	442		442		526
Collectively evaluated for impairment	41,303		41,303		44,088
Loans	41,745		41,745		44,614
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	745	691	688	586
Charge-offs	(352)		(362)	(33)
Recoveries		8		23
Provision	511	(42)	578	81
Ending balance	904	657	904	657
Individually evaluated for impairment	27	11	27	11
Collectively evaluated for impairment	877	646	877	646
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	309		309		301
Collectively evaluated for impairment	101,185		101,185		95,787
Loans	101,494		101,494		96,088
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	286	272	305	297
Charge-offs	(57)	(29)	(137)	(68)
Recoveries	39	28	91	69
Provision	26	6	35	(21)
Ending balance	294	277	294	277
Individually evaluated for impairment	4	1	4	1
Collectively evaluated for impairment	290	276	290	276
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	30		30		28
Collectively evaluated for impairment	23,373		23,373		21,568
Loans	23,403		23,403		21,596
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,414	1,138	1,438	1,030
Recoveries	49	23	161	31
Provision	88	(28)	(48)	72
Ending balance	1,551	1,133	1,551	1,133
Individually evaluated for impairment	65	177	65	177
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,486	956	1,486	956
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	887		887		1,073
Collectively evaluated for impairment	116,065		116,065		109,689
Loans	116,952		116,952		110,762
Construction Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	23	43	62	46
Recoveries	40		40
Provision	(39)	2	(78)	(2)
Ending balance	24	45	24	45
Collectively evaluated for impairment	24	45	24	45
Loans
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,437		5,437		6,153
Loans	5,437		5,437		6,153
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	727	1,350	1,014	1,388
Charge-offs			(34)	(69)
Recoveries	29	142	37	149
Provision	(7)	(270)	(268)	(246)
Ending balance	749	1,222	749	1,222
Individually evaluated for impairment	271	364	271	364
Collectively evaluated for impairment	478	858	478	858
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	2,715		2,715		2,983
Collectively evaluated for impairment	87,702		87,702		86,804
Loans	90,417		90,417		$ 89,787
Unallocated [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	724	249	337	427
Provision	(543)	315	(156)	136
Ending balance	181	563	181	563
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 181	$ 563	$ 181	$ 563

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