LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 4,709		$ 4,577	$ 4,277
Charge-offs	(116)		(188)	(533)
Recoveries	66		236	329
Provision			35	25
Ending balance	4,659	$ 4,098	4,659	4,098
Individually evaluated for impairment	326	367	326	367
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,333	3,731	4,333	3,731
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	4,278		4,278		$ 4,140
Collectively evaluated for impairment	391,620		391,620		394,645
Loans	395,898		395,898		398,785
Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	350	406	506	433
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	9	(11)	(147)	(38)
Ending balance	359	395	359	395
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	359	395	359	395
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	421		421		423
Collectively evaluated for impairment	38,951		38,951		48,041
Loans	39,372		39,372		48,464
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,005	745	1,001	688
Charge-offs	(57)	(352)	(58)	(362)
Recoveries			53
Provision	22	511	(26)	578
Ending balance	970	904	970	904
Individually evaluated for impairment	76	27	76	27
Collectively evaluated for impairment	894	877	894	877
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	292		292		124
Collectively evaluated for impairment	96,746		96,746		104,262
Loans	97,038		97,038		104,386
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	245	286	262	305
Charge-offs	(50)	(57)	(118)	(137)
Recoveries	15	39	51	91
Provision	(5)	26	10	35
Ending balance	205	294	205	294
Individually evaluated for impairment	1	4	1	4
Collectively evaluated for impairment	204	290	204	290
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	58		58		36
Collectively evaluated for impairment	24,122		24,122		24,477
Loans	24,180		24,180		24,513
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,786	1,414	1,761	1,438
Charge-offs
Recoveries	3	49	59	161
Provision	122	88	91	(48)
Ending balance	1,911	1,551	1,911	1,551
Individually evaluated for impairment	28	65	28	65
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,883	1,486	1,883	1,486
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	815		815		778
Collectively evaluated for impairment	135,394		135,394		122,709
Loans	136,209		136,209		123,487
Construction Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	18	23	35	62
Charge-offs
Recoveries		40
Provision	(2)	(39)	(19)	40
Ending balance	16	(78)	16	(78)
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	16	24	16	24
Loans
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,682		3,682		6,613
Loans	3,682		3,682		6,613
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	625	727	726	1,014
Charge-offs	(9)		(13)	(34)
Recoveries	48	29	73	37
Provision	(44)	(7)	(166)	(268)
Ending balance	620	749	620	749
Individually evaluated for impairment	221	271	221	271
Collectively evaluated for impairment	399	478	399	478
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	2,692		2,692		2,779
Collectively evaluated for impairment	92,725		92,725		88,543
Loans	95,417		95,417		$ 91,322
Unallocated [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	680	724	286	337
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	(102)	(543)	292	(156)
Ending balance	578	181	578	181
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 577	$ 181	$ 577	$ 181

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