LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 4,577	$ 4,277
Charge-offs	(72)	(125)
Recoveries	169	173
Provision	35
Ending balance	4,709	4,325
Individually evaluated for impairment	365	441	$ 302
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,344	3,884	4,275
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	4,438		4,140
Collectively evaluated for impairment	382,002		394,645
Loans	386,440		398,785
Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	506	433
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	(156)	(27)
Ending balance	350	406
Individually evaluated for impairment		36
Collectively evaluated for impairment	350	370	506
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	423		423
Collectively evaluated for impairment	37,530		48,041
Loans	37,953		48,464
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,001	688
Charge-offs		(10)
Recoveries	53
Provision	(49)	67
Ending balance	1,005	745
Individually evaluated for impairment	93	25	26
Collectively evaluated for impairment	912	720	975
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	291		124
Collectively evaluated for impairment	99,908		104,262
Loans	100,199		104,386
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	262	305
Charge-offs	(69)	(80)
Recoveries	37	52
Provision	15	9
Ending balance	245	286
Individually evaluated for impairment	9	6	3
Collectively evaluated for impairment	236	280	259
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	43		36
Collectively evaluated for impairment	23,924		24,477
Loans	23,967		24,513
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,761	1,438
Charge-offs
Recoveries	55	112
Provision	(30)	(136)
Ending balance	1,786	1,414
Individually evaluated for impairment	46	98	49
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,740	1,316	1,712
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	842		778
Collectively evaluated for impairment	126,377		122,709
Loans	127,219		123,487
Construction Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	35	62
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	(17)	(39)
Ending balance	18	23
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	18	23	35
Loans
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,215		6,613
Loans	4,215		6,613
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	726	1,014
Charge-offs	(3)	(35)
Recoveries	24	9
Provision	(122)	(261)
Ending balance	625	727
Individually evaluated for impairment	217	276	224
Collectively evaluated for impairment	408	451	502
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	2,839		2,779
Collectively evaluated for impairment	90,048		88,543
Loans	92,887		91,322
Unallocated [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	286	337
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	394	387
Ending balance	680	724
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 680	$ 724	$ 286

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